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Editorial

A lack of trust in absentee voting

You reap what you sow. Especially if you dump on a lot of fertilizer. Critics of the Michigan Republican Party claim the party poohbahs are recovering this week from a flip-flop of pretzel-like proportions, as they are now — in bold letters on a mailer — reassuring their legions that it ...

Lead Poisoning Prevention Week

National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week is observed October 20 – 26, 2024. This year’s theme is “Bright futures begin lead-free.” The theme highlights the importance of preventing lead exposure among children under 6 years of age by raising awareness about the sources of lead exposure, ...

Happy National Newspaper week

National Newspaper Week kicked off Sunday and continues through Saturday, and we ask you to join us in celebrating newspapers and all they do for their communities. Research into what happens when towns lose their newspaper reveals that newspapers anchor democratic action. When newspapers ...

DNR: Keep fire safety in mind while enjoying outdoors

It’s dry. Burn permits for brush and yard debris are not being issued in much of the Upper Peninsula due to drought conditions, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources stated Thursday in a news release. “The western portion of the Upper Peninsula is starting to see drought ...

St. Louis Post-Dispatch on the GOP, reproductive rights

Little ladies of America, put down your sewing kits and listen up: Donald Trump and the Republican Party have your cute little backs. They’re going to protect you — from making your own choices about reproduction, from deciding whether to own a cat, maybe even from traveling between ...

WAPO on lowering birth rate in the United States

To have children or not to have them? That is the question more and more Americans are asking themselves. Only 26 percent say having children is extremely or very important for a fulfilling life, according to a Pew Research Center survey, whereas 71 percent say the same about “having a job or ...