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An immodest proposal for Trump

You may wonder why President Donald Trump is doing everything he can, day by day, to destroy faith in democracy in little and large ways, on the job day and night. I have an answer that will presently be revealed. It involves a modest proposal. Here in the capital, our hearts are hurting ...

Highlighting emergency management in August

As Michigan continues to face increasingly frequent and complex disasters that require coordinated response efforts across all levels of government, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has declared August as Emergency Management Awareness Month. The Michigan State Police, Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division is recognizing the dedicated emergency management professionals who work year-round to help communities prepare for, respond to, recover from and mitigate disasters. Throughout August, the MSP/EMHSD will highlight the critical work of emergency managers and the partnerships that ...

Ever wonder what Trump does all day?

PARIS — Ever wonder how the President of the United States actually spends his time? You'd think that it would be a critically important issue, given how much work there is to get done. The President's own public itinerary reveals that he spends much of his time just fluffing himself up. ...

InvestUP, region’s planning groups launch rent study

A survey is being done this month to look at the rental housing situation in the Upper Peninsula, a persistent area of concern in the region. The lack of affordable housing has been exacerbated this decade by a combination of rising rent prices and the growth of short-term rentals that are typically booked for 30 days or less via platforms such as Airbnb or Vrbo. The University of Michigan's Michigan Public Policy Survey of local governments across the state in 2023 found officials at cities, villages and townships in the Upper Peninsula were the most likely to express concern about ...

Criminals in control and what we must do

This past weekend, the Republican-led Senate confirmed acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to be the next U.S. attorney general. Like Richard Nixon's attorney general, John Mitchell, Blanche has carried out the illegal orders of a president of the United States. As was Mitchell's fate, ...

Testimonies from people who have lived under socialism

It has become a truism that people who are embracing socialism have never had to live under it and its ideological twin, communism. Young people seem so enamored by these train wrecks that they are willing to vote for the most radical candidates who promise them the moon and claim they can pay ...