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Editorial

Selfridge base a key player in defense

U.S. Sens. Gary Peters and Elissa Slotkin have introduced a bipartisan resolution honoring the 108th anniversary of Selfridge Air National Guard Base and commending the thousands of men and women who have worked and trained at Selfridge since its inception. We’d like to add our support to ...

JFK files lack definitive answers

Earlier this week, the White House, at the direction of President Trump, released a trove of over 60,000 pages of documents of files form the United States National Archives about the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy. One would be hard-pressed to find a topic that has spawned ...

Cougar cubs surprise everyone

Last week, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced that two cougar cubs were photographed by an Ontonogan County resident, marking the first confirmed sighting of cougars in Michigan in ell over 100 years. According to the DNR, the spotted cubs were believed to be 7 to 9 weeks ...

Caution needed when driving near road construction

Although we had a little setback last week with the blustery weather, signs of spring are becoming more noticeable. This is especially true as temperatures climb up into the 40s, 50s and even 60s – as predicted for Friday and Saturday. Area residents are getting out on bicycles and hiking ...

Here’s a suggestion for enjoying the outdoors: try fishing

Looking for ways to enjoy Michigan’s great outdoors: Try fishing. According to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, the Free Fishing Weekend dates for 2025 are Feb. 15-16 and June 7-8. All fishing license fees will be waived for two days. Residents and out-of-state visitors may ...

Two sides on the effects of US tariffs

Are tariffs a tax cut? It depends, apparently, on who’s giving the answer. Tariffs are a tax imposed on imports. It follows, then, that imports necessarily become more expensive in the country that levies the tariffs. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, during a briefing ...