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Iran war is illegal, worse than a mistake

Editorial

When Russia launched its full scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the international condemnation from Europe and elsewhere was loud and clear. Leaders did not expect legal threats to shift Vladimir Putin or end war crimes by his troops. But they understood the importance of naming what had happened as an illegal act of aggression, and of seeking to hold those responsible accountable. The same countries have been strikingly muted since the US and Israel launched their war on Iran. This too was an act of aggression. Spain’s Pedro Sánchez has been lonely in his forthright condemnation, ...

Cases of measles reported

Editorial

Passing all but unnoticed in recent days were reports of a measles outbreak in the Lower Peninsula. News outlets in and around Washtenaw County say three linked cases have been reported since March 12, all in that county. This isn't good, from at least two vantage points: Number one, of course, is the fact that measles is an extremely contagious and dangerous viral illness that can lead to severe complications like pneumonia, brain damage (encephalitis), and death, particularly in children under 5 and unvaccinated individuals. Approximately 1 in 5 unvaccinated people in the U.S. ...

Why Trump will surrender soon, but he'll call it a great victory

Columns

No one knows what Trump is going to do from minute to minute, least of all Trump. But it's looking ever more likely he'll be exiting Iran within days, declaring his "excursion" into it (as he's termed his war) a major victory — and then changing the subject. On Friday, Trump posted on his ...

Farmland at issue

Letters To The Editor

Michigan has lost nearly 100,000 acres of farmland in one year. That’s about one acre every five minutes, according to MLive. Big farms are currently thriving while small and midsize farming operations are disappearing. But who is buying all this land? And what is it being used for? Questions that many Michiganders are wanting answers to or are just now wondering about. 86% of Michigan’s farmland has been lost between 2001 and 2021 and has since been converted into housing developments near major cities such as Ann Arbor, Detroit, and Grand Rapids, according to researchers. Farms ...

Celebrate National Ag Day by buying local products

Editorial

Today is National Ag Day with this year’s theme being “Together We Grow.” ... I encourage all Wisconsinites to take time to thank their local producers for the hard work they do every single day to feed, clothe and power the State of Wisconsin and beyond. Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has declared 2026 the Year of the Neighbor, which is a theme the agriculture industry knows well. Without the collective work of producers across the state, Wisconsin’s $116.3 billion agriculture industry wouldn’t be the internationally recognized powerhouse that it is. Alongside producers, we’re ...

This is no longer dysfunction, it is danger

Columns

When a Transportation Security Administration official warns that airports could "quite literally shut down," we are no longer talking about inconvenience, delays or political theater. We are talking about vulnerability in one of the most sensitive and critical systems in our country. Aviation ...