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Opinion

Big Pharma problems

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: In recent weeks, we have seen what appears to be Biblical ignorance, and scriptural misquotes on everything from abortion to taking or refusing to take the mRNA Big Pharma “vaccine.” Any minister of the Judeo-Christian faiths should be familiar with the quote (from Job?), ...

Seriously, why?

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: I’ve been trying to figure out why some people are so fervent in their continuing support for former President Donald Trump. I’m no great fan of either political party. My opinion is that both parties have become completely subservient to their corporate and Wall Street ...

Michigan Office of Rural Development should help the UP

Editorial

With much of the state’s population, resources and industry concentrated in the Lower Peninsula’s urban centers, the strengths and needs of rural communities — especially here in the Upper Peninsula — can sometimes seem to be overlooked by lawmakers in Lansing. However, was some ...

Politicians’ discomfort with redistricting a good sign

Editorial

In a fair process, nobody gets everything they want. That’s especially true when we’re talking about the process to redraw Michigan’s political district maps. The fact that groups on both tips of the political spectrum appear prepared to sue over the recently-finalized redraw tells us ...

Artificial intelligence brings our century’s Era of Enlightenment

Columns

In 2017, Google DeepMind developed an artificial intelligence (AI) program called AlphaZero. It was programmed to play chess against an earlier developed program called Stockfish. The difference between the two, Stockfish, the then dominant program in chess, was programmed with all the moves ...

Resolve to steer clear in the new year

Editorial

Michigan roadways saw an increase in fatalities for the third straight year in 2020. According to Michigan Traffic Crash Facts (Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning) there were 1,083 lives lost in traffic crashes in 2020 – the most since 2007. AAA – The Auto Club Group urges drivers ...