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Editorial

Trump’s attack on Venezuela illegal, unwise

Over the past few months, President Trump has deployed an imposing military force in the Caribbean to threaten Venezuela. Until recently, the president used that force — an aircraft carrier, at least seven other warships, scores of aircraft and 15,000 U.S. troops — for illegal attacks on ...

Deadline next week to sign up for state’s Health Insurance Marketplace

With the deadline coming up quickly — next Thursday — to purchase a health plan on the Health Insurance Marketplace, the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services Director Anita Fox is urging residents who need coverage for 2026 to act now. “Comprehensive, high-quality ...

Lack of post-Maduro planning could create quagmire

How do you do regime change without changing the regime? That is the conundrum facing President Trump following his announcement that the United States would run the government of Venezuela “until such time as a proper transition can take place” — date to be determined. Coming from a ...

State urges testing for radon gas in homes

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has again declared this to be Radon Action Month in Michigan, encouraging all residents to learn more about this environmental hazard and test their homes during this winter’s heating season. Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas produced by the natural decay ...

Flu season just getting started

Flu season means taking precautions, care of oneself Although the holiday season is over, flu season just getting started Flu season is here and we’d like to remind everyone of a few things to remember as the illness peaks. Typically the flu season peaks in January or February, but with ...

US foreign aid rollback seems reasonable — for now

The Trump administration will always couch even its most reasonable decisions in the most dramatic terms possible, and so it was with a State Department announcement that the U.S. would be sending a significantly smaller humanitarian aid package to the United Nations: “Individual U.N. ...