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Editorial

Flattery will get you everywhere with Trump

Anyone who watched the three-hour televised ego project that was Donald Trump’s (Aug. 26) cabinet meeting got a look at how this president prefers to receive information: via sniveling personal flattery verging on outright genuflection. “Mr. President, I invite you to see your beautiful ...

OK2SAY tipline helps keep schools safe

As schools across the state start the new academic year, parents and children are reminded that Michigan has a valuable resource, OK2SAY, to help keep students safe. OK2SAY, which is housed within the Michigan State Police Office of School Safety, allows students to confidentially report tips ...

Trump’s maneuvers weaken constitutional check

President Trump is testing restraints on his power to hire and fire, which is worth doing in many cases but raises hard questions in others. Consider his maneuvers to retain Alina Habba as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor, despite the Senate’s refusal to hold a vote on confirming her. ...

Don’t add Fed to politics of our times

It's not hard to find mistakes in the Federal Reserve’s recent history, but Donald Trump’s latest attempt to erode the institution’s independence is dangerous. The president wants lower interest rates, but any benefits coming from that would probably be outweighed by supercharged ...

US participation in high school sports climbs to all-time high

Each year since 1971, the National Federation of State High School Associations has conducted a high school athletics participation survey. Earlier this month, with practices and competitions underway locally in fall sports, NFHS announced that high school athletics participation in the U.S. ...

Trump’s maneuvers weaken constitutional check

President Trump is testing restraints on his power to hire and fire, which is worth doing in many cases but raises hard questions in others. Consider his maneuvers to retain Alina Habba as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor, despite the Senate’s refusal to hold a vote on confirming her. ...