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Editorial

Rural broadband moves are net positive

The world hurtles forward at high speeds, leaving too many rural Michigan families behind. Some will be able to catch up by way of the Affordable Connectivity Program, a federal initiative to credit families $30 toward their internet bills if they make 200% of the federal poverty level or ...

Auto industry future is state of Michigan’s to lose

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg likely didn’t drive on Michigan’s “damn roads: to get to the Detroit Regional Chamber’s policy conference this week, hosted at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island. If he had, he would notice the reality here doesn’t always match the ...

Driving in/through construction zones can be challenging

It’s that time of year again, when road crews are out in force and construction projects are often encountered on local, state and federal roadways. Because these are situations that can tax even the most experienced motorists, it isn’t a bad idea to review some basic safety protocols ...

Never forget what fighting on Normandy beaches cost

Seventy-eight years ago today, Allied troops numbering more than 160,000 landed along a 50-mile stretch of French coastline, on the beaches of Normandy, in what is most often referred to as D-Day, the largest seaborne invasion in history. Surviving World War II veterans — there aren’t a ...

Near release of murderer leaves questions

The recent story of John Tate and the Wisconsin Parole Commission’s decision to let a 54-year-old murderer go free after serving 20 years was very concerning. Douglas Balsewicz, 54, was due to be released on May 17 for the 1997 murder of his wife, Johanna Rose. He was sentenced by the ...

Never forget that war continues to rage in Ukraine

The image of Nila Zelinska standing in the ruins of what was her home, holding a doll, a toy belonging to her granddaughter, is a haunting photo taken by an Associated Press photographer. Her sorrow is papable. Her pain is shared by thousands and thousands of her fellow Ukrainians who for the ...