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Opinion

Avoiding income tax scams

Editorial

As the April 15 tax deadline nears, Michigan State University experts are warning the public about the various ways scammers seek to get personal information, particularly when it comes to tax returns. While some promise get-rich-quick schemes, others will make spoof calls and impersonate an ...

Almanac

Local columns

By The Associated Press Today is Tuesday, March 25, the 84th day of 2025. There are 281 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 25, 1931, in the so-called “Scottsboro Boys” case, nine young Black men were taken off a train in Alabama, accused of raping two white ...

Invest in education, not the department of education

Local columns

WASHINGTON — If an investment yields stagnant or negative returns despite increased funding, the rational thing to do is back off. This logic rarely applies in government, but we’re in a unique moment. The U.S. Department of Education -- which has long exemplified the sunk-cost fallacy with ...

Cougar cubs in U.P. surprise everyone

Editorial

Last week, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced that two cougar cubs were photographed by an Ontonagon 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 ...

Perilous times for personal liberty

Local columns

“First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out -- Because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out -- Because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out -- Because I was not a ...