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Opinion

What could decide close election

Editorials and columns

When political races are TCTC — too close to call — the fascinating speculation is that any one of a whole host of variables could determine the winner. That is where the state and country are as the long-awaited end to the dead-heat battle between the former Republican president and ...

Walk Against Homelessness and Hunger needed

Editorials and columns

A record-high 653,104 people in America experienced at least one night of homelessness last year, according to the National Alliance to End Homelessness. That includes more people than ever who experienced homelessness for the first time. The group says 8,997 people experienced homelessness ...

Trust the threat of Trump

Editorials and columns

I may not be the sharpest pencil in the crayon box, but I do pay a fair amount of attention to politics and the news of the day, and I figure I have as much right to my opinion as anyone else has (a right to their opinion, I mean, not mine). You know what I mean. My opinion, judging by the ...

Music: the mind, emotions

Editorials and columns

This past week, I listened to a radio interview with Canadian neuroscientist and psychologist David J. Levitin. He teaches at Montreal’s McGill University. A significant portion of his research career has focused on how music affects the human mind. He shared with the listeners that, ...

Glad to see imaging times back on track

Editorials and columns

MyMichigan Health, the Midland-based owner of Alpena’s hospital, said its turnaround times for imaging results is back on track after the hospital system got hit by a nationwide shortage of radiologists, causing delays for the past several months. We’re glad to see things working smoothly ...

The incalculable benefits of being kind

Editorials and columns

“Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind; the second is to be kind; and the third is to be kind.” — Henry James While I drove home from the gas station the other day, an ad came on the radio, warning listeners to take care of their mental health. First, the ...