A deadly epidemic has struck birds across the Midwest and, while it’s no COVID-19, the consequences are far-reaching. Avian influenza, often called bird flu, is spreading from […]
Opinion
Meta smear campaign co-opted local papers
The Washington Post was the first to report that Meta (Facebook’s parent company) had hired the right-wing consulting firm Targeted Victory to run a smear campaign against […]
April 24 letters to the editor
Response to Delegate Ward’s April 10 essay Mr. Ward’s guest essay, entitled “Demand America be Energy Independent Once Again,” suggests the U.S. was once energy independent but […]
Guest essay: Keep BOE races focused on local issues, not national politics
by Angie Turkelson There is a saying that all politics are local, and that is certainly true in local board of education races. Our local board of […]
Putin has crossed the line
by Steven Roberts Where can the United States and its allies fight Putin’s murderous rampage in Ukraine? The answer is everywhere, with every weapon available. This war […]
Crack down on PBMs inflating drug costs
by Howard Dean U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock just introduced a bill that would cap Americans’ out-of-pocket spending on insulin at $35 a month. The legislation would be […]
Lives lost to the pandemic deserve to be remembered
by Lynn Schmidt In just a few short weeks, the United States is likely to reach an unfathomable milestone in terms of numbers: 1 million lives lost […]
Biden says to ‘buy American’ to build new infrastructure
On Monday, President Joe Biden announced that beginning May 14, all infrastructure projects using federal funds (specifically, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act dollars) will have to abide […]
Govs. Abbott, DeSantis go too far
by Carl P. Leubsdorf There’s an old saying in politics that the best government makes the best politics. But Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Florida Gov. Ron […]
Macomb County GOP ousts party leaders stuck re-litigating 2020
On Monday evening, each of Michigan’s 83 county parties held Republican conventions. Conservatives met with the purpose of electing delegates to the state endorsement convention to begin […]