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MSP should reconsider policy

We recently reported on an unexplained and unwritten policy change by the Michigan State Police to no longer identify victims of fatal crashes and crimes. We raise this issue now because we hope to ask our state police to please reconsider this change. To the public, it appears to have been ...

Accusations are not facts

The French actor Gerard Depardieu is world-known as a lusty, usually charming pursuer of the carnal. He’s now being accused of crimes against women, some violent in nature. A star of French cinema, Depardieu is being defended by French President Emmanuel Macron. Other supporters are former ...

Will Johnson get away with betraying MAGA with proposed budget?

The House Freedom Caucus is largely right about debt and deficits. Some members might be staggering hypocrites, given that they had little problem with Donald Trump’s spending when he was president. They’re also right that the budget deal worked out between Speaker Mike Johnson ...

Evil of two lessers

Some voters in recent elections have complained about being forced to choose between “the lesser of two evils.” In the 2024 election it appears we are heading for a worse choice — the evil of two lessers. Donald Trump continues demeaning and defaming anyone who disagrees with him. He ...

Welcome to (gulp) 2024

(Last week) marked the start not only of a new year, but also a terrifyingly high-stakes ride for America —(about) 10 months to the presidential election of 2024. Trump is leading in the polls by a slim margin. Even more remarkably, more Americans disapprove than approve of Biden’s ...

Left can’t handle Trump win

We are about to embark on what might be one of the wildest years in the history of American politics, and it may end up merely as a prelude. If 2024 is set to be tumultuous and unpredictable, just wait until 2025 if Donald Trump wins the presidency again later his year. His adversaries ...