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Flock cameras equal surveillance

Editorial

The more we hear about Flock cameras the less we like them. These cameras, positioned along roadways across the state and country, read license plate numbers in passing vehicles, reporting that and other information in real time to centralized data bases that law enforcement and others can access and share. Some police — certainly not all — neighborhood associations and private property owners argue the cameras, often powered by an attached solar cell, help find the bad guys and that they are, in essence, no different than an officer sitting on the side of the road keeping an eye ...

Trump declares war on Canada

Columns

Not exactly a war, but a trade war — which will impose huge costs on both American consumers and on Canada. As I said, Trump is now completely and utterly out of his mind. The very idea of a trade war with Canada — our neighbor, our ally, our closest friend, a nation that's peaceful and ...

Bergman is ineffective congressman

Letters To The Editor

To the Journal editor: After nearly a decade in Congress representing the First Congressional District of Michigan, Jack Bergman is ineffective in solving the problems facing our district. While he has voted for everything President Trump wants and has been endorsed by the president in his bid for re-election, apparently Jack Bergman cannot pick up the phone and ask the president for help with issues that matter to the people in our district. Lt. Gen. Bergman touts his rank and position on the Committee on Armed Services, but he is unable to get the Pentagon to take action on ...

Why I vote Democratic

Letters To The Editor

To the Journal editor: The first time I ever voted, I chose all Republican candidates. Growing up, I was deeply influenced by my conservative (and loving) grandfather. However, the Republican Party in those years was very different from the party it is today. The leaders of the Republican Party have evolved into individuals who put self-interests over what is best for our country, starting decades ago with legislation that continuously lowered taxes on the rich. Federal income tax rates for the top earners in 1965 were 70%. Today the top rate is 37% and the top corporate rate is 21%, a ...

States stress need for vaccines as children return to schools

Editorial

As several area school districts start classes this week, there's been some recent disquieting developments concerning childhood vaccinations. The Associated Press reported a week ago that U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates inched down again last year and the share of children with exemptions rose to an all-time high, according to federal data. The fraction of kids exempted from vaccine requirements reached 4.2%, up from 3.6% the year before. That's an estimated 155,000 children nationally during the 2025-2026 school year, according to AP. It's the fourth consecutive year the ...

Who is Natalie Harp? Americans have a right to know

Columns

It's summertime, and the living is uneasy, particularly in Washington newsrooms and bureaus. At this time of year, historically, serious news can be harder to find than the newspeople available to cover it. The result is what journalists call "the silly season," when you can never guess what ...