When my grandpa died in 2020, I wrestled with the fact that I didn’t have any specific memories of him. My one recollection was waking up in the morning when my family visited him in Wisconsin and coming downstairs to the porch. Grandpa would be there sitting in his chair; he was always the ...
Election season puts a spotlight on key issues, and taxes typically rise to the top of the lsit. This year, under the misconception that taxes are too high here in the Mitten State, candidates for state office have been eyeing risky tax reforms. Some proposals would cut Michigan’s income ...
You need a road map (do they still make those?) to figure out all the political twists and turns as everybody running for office tries to figure out what to do about the high price of gas. Stating the problem is the easy part. Motorists are fed up by having to spend all their previous ...
This week is National Newspaper Week and to me, it is a reason to celebrate not only my job, but my staff, my sources and comrades, and the important role newspapers play in people’s daily lives. I have had a front-row seat to what a small-town newspaper means to a rural area for the last ...
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said something out loud this weekend that many in Washington have long understood: Sen. Chuck Schumer, he argued, lives in fear of the far-left wing of his party. Thune pointed to Democrats blocking debate on military funding and a defense authorization bill, ...
If you have been following the news from Cornell University, you'll know that a former student -- identified only as "Jane Doe" -- is claiming that she was gang-raped at a Chi Phi fraternity party in 2024 and that seven men were involved. As horrific as that accusation is, the story gets even ...
