Hypocrisy was triumphant, as it usually is in arguments over redistricting, in Virginia this week, as voters approved a "fairness" constitutional amendment allowing the Democratic-majority legislature to enact a congressional districting plan that is expected to increase Democrats' edge in its ...

The Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, has fired Secretary of the Navy John Phelan. This comes after Hegseth fired Army Chief of Staff General Randy George. Hegseth keeps firing senior leaders, often arguing the fired were "woke," but the common thread seems to be that they had good ...

LANSING – This academic year, school districts in the Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan experienced severe winter weather, which forced many administrators to close far more often than expected. For example, the superintendent of Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools in Otsego County, Katy ...

Prices rise. People blame capitalism. Politicians promise "solutions." President Donald Trump wants to cap credit card interest rates. My socialist mayor wants to freeze rents. Elizabeth Warren wants politicians to decide what prices are "excessive." So I was surprised to see ...

Immanuel Lutheran Church Pastor Jim Erickson always had a way of connecting with people and bringing them together. He has celebrated the births and baptisms of countless babies, watched couples exchange wedding vows, and mourned with people who lost a loved one. Erickson is retiring from ...

Pastor Jim Erickson will be retiring on May 31 of this year. He has served as a pastor at Immanuel Lutheran Church for 43 years. As a member of Immanuel, his retirement causes me to think about the many things he has done that have benefitted both our church and our community. In our church, ...