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Opinion

Trump tells US Postal Service to create a federal voter list

Editorial

Can the President order the U.S. Postal Service not to deliver mail he doesn’t like? Add this to the list of, er, innovative questions that President Donald Trump is posing to the courts. On March 31, he signed an executive action to create a federal list of people pre-approved to vote by ...

Did you really think Trump would lower prices?

Columns

Donald Trump's assault on our democratic institutions did not stop voters from giving him a second term. The top reason they cited for reelecting him was the economy, notably their unhappiness over high prices. During the campaign, Trump promised to "bring prices down, starting on Day One." ...

Pope Leo’s flawed war doctrine

Columns

Pope Leo XIV used part of his Palm Sunday message to castigate the United States for attempting to stop Iran from becoming a nuclear power and threatening the world with mass destruction. In doing so, the "American Pope" confused the real enemy in the war. Addressing thousands in St. Peter's ...

A week to consider finding ways to save

Editorial

This is America Saves Week, when Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services encourages residents to conduct a financial check-in. But it’s likely assessing finances has already been front and center for most people these days — and with higher prices for gas, groceries and ...

Eulogy for a canine

Columns

My sister-in-law's dog, Molly, died recently. She was a sweet, graying Portuguese water dog, one of the gentlest pups I've ever met. She displayed a propensity for stealing food off the counter, refused to walk in heat, rain or cold and had an unhealthy obsession with eating dirt, but ...

Trump is seriously out of his mind

Columns

On Easter morning, Trump posted: "Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! "Open the F----n' Strait, you crazy b-----ds, or you'll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH!" he continued, adding, "Praise be to Allah." Now, I ask ...