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Nominations sought for Governor’s Service Awards

Know a person, business or organization in Michigan that goes above and beyond in doing volunteer work? Here’s a chance to have that service recognized. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Community Service Commission are encouraging Michiganders to nominate individuals, businesses and organizations that have made a difference for others for the 2026 Governor’s Service Awards. “Every day, in communities across our state, Michiganders step up to help each other and make a difference,” said Gov. Whitmer. “At the Governor’s Service Awards, we recognize these outstanding ...

Trump needs a remedial history lesson on regime change

On Dec. 7, 1941, Imperial Japan caused the United States to enter World War II. We must remember that Japan's bombing of Pearl Harbor was due to an expansionist Japan, U.S. economic sanctions, and the U.S. disrupting the ability of the Japanese to acquire oil (among other natural resources). ...

Ever again

How many more Jews must die before the world wakes up and does something about it? Maybe that's the problem: the world doesn't want to wake up as too many people are fine with hating Jews. The murder of at least 15 Jewish Hanukkah celebrants and the wounding of many more in Australia last ...

How Christmas will steal the Trump

Trump gave what was billed as a "Christmas speech" in rural Pennsylvania last week that began with his "wishing each and every one of you a very merry Christmas, happy New Year, all of that stuff" and boasting that now, under his presidency, "everybody's saying 'merry Christmas' again." Then ...

Living in Lockdown USA

"Just FYI if you're seeing the news right now, I'm totally safe," a son enrolled at Brown University texted me. "I've been home for a few hours now and wasn't there when stuff started to happen. Seems to be some crazy shooting near brown." What?! I turned on CNN and saw the quaint streets of ...

Candace Owens’ conspiracy theories wacky even by MAGA standards

By RICH LOWRY Syndicated columnist Few would have guessed that Erika Kirk would have to spend energy these last few, heart-breaking months fending off a right-wing influencer bent on implicating her slain husband’s own organization, TPUSA, in his assassination. Here we are, though. ...