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Editorial

Election data available on Michigan Voting Dashboard

Are you curious about how many people have voted so far in Michigan and where? Daily election data is available through the Michigan Voting Dashboard. It’s an interactive tool that allows the public to access election data by county and jurisdiction with a focus on absentee and early ...

Don’t let your voice go unheard

Voters here in Michigan have a significant decision to make today at the ballot box. Don’t let your voice go unheard as the state is a key battleground in the 2024 presidential election. Consider: Donald Trump finished his campaigning on Monday with a rally at Grand Rapids. His vice ...

Campaign season ends on cruel notes

It seems to me that Tony Hinchcliffe, the podcast host and alleged “roast comedian” who warmed up the crowd at Donald Trump’s recent campaign rally at Madison Square Garden in New York, could have found a less gratuitously cruel way to get laughs than to call Puerto Rico a “floating ...

It’s autumn, which means deer are on move

Does are getting close to mating. Bucks have scraped the velvet off their antlers and are staking out territories. Fawns born this year have grown enough to show some independence, straying from mom. It adds up to more deer appearing alongside roads — or crossing roads. Or standing in ...

Election should end when the election ends

We’ve made it. In just a few short days, at least in theory, the 2024 General Election will be relegated to the history books and not a moment too soon. Over the past few years, the American political landscape has become fraught with anger, hatred and dehumanization, with this election cycle ...

Sit back and enjoy the ‘Yooper Bowl”

Things are going to be tense for the next few days. The big event is almost here and we are more divided than ever. Family members split down the middle. Dinner table conversations trying to avoid the elephant in the room in hopes of avoiding an argument. Americans glued to their televisions ...