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AAA warns of higher crash risks on Valentine’s Day

Editorial

Planning to celebrate Valentine’s Day today with that special someone? AAA encourages Michigan drivers to keep safety at the heart as well as romance. As more couples go out for dinners, parties and late-night outings due to Valentine’s Day falling on the weekend, officials expect an increase in dangerous driving behaviors, AAA advised. “A Saturday holiday is likely to bring heavier traffic, more celebrations, and a higher risk of impaired and distracted driving,” Adrienne Woodland, spokeswoman for AAA — The Auto Club Group, said in a news release. “If your evening ...

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Letters To The Editor

To the Journal editor: Every day we are asked by President Trump to believe something that has no basis in fact. It puzzles me that seemingly bright people defy their own common sense to accept what the President says. He has said repeatedly and publicly that ICE is targeting the “worst of the worst,” which he defined as murderers and rapists. To my knowledge, if a crime like murder is committed, then the local police will investigate and a prosecuting attorney will bring charges against the perpetrator, who then goes to trial and, if convicted, goes to prison. I don’t know any ...

Tariffs vs. the working class

Editorial

For decades, politicians have sold tariffs as a tonic for the working class. In reality, one particular group seems to benefit more than any other from trade wars: Washington influence peddlers. The United States collected some $288.5 billion in tariff revenue last year, up from $98.3 billion in 2024, thanks to a barrage of new levies imposed by the Trump administration. These tariffs, designed by elite lawyers in D.C. and implemented with highly technical and specialized language, presented a unique opportunity for lobbyists to charge large corporations exorbitant rates to seek relief ...

Who are we?

Letters To The Editor

To the Journal editor: Before I begin, I want you to know that I worked for the federal government in the intelligence community for 30 years. Every day for 30 years I went to work being proud to be an American. Today, not so much. I just viewed the vile, despicable, disgusting, racist post from Donald Trump about President and First Lady Obama. At this moment I am in tears. I am totally disgusted by this horrible, juvenile display. As the Olympics are going on, I have to wonder what the rest of the world thinks of the United States of America as they see our outstanding athletes ...

What you can do to stop big corporations from helping ICE

Columns

Many of you tell me you feel powerless in the face of Trump's reign of terror. You view and read horrific news reports about what ICE and Border Patrol are doing, but you don't know how you can reduce or stop this horror. Let me assure you: You're not powerless. In fact, you have enormous ...

Study shows seat belt use rising in Michigan

Editorial

Results of a recent study indicates Michigan appears to be moving in the right direction again in terms of seat belt use In 2025, the state recorded its highest seat belt use rate since 2019, according to a grant-funded direct observation study by Michigan State University. The study, which took place in May and June across 200 Michigan locations, found the state’s seat belt use rate was 93.2%, an increase of 1.2 percentage points from the previous year. By contrast, the 2024 rate of 92% marked a 20-year low. The previous three years showed rates of 92.4% in 2023; 92.9% in 2022; and ...