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Editorial

Don’t lock up kids and throw away the key

Michigan lawmakers will have a chance soon to right a grave wrong in the state’s criminal justice system — the practice of locking up and forgetting about children who commit capital crimes. Legislation is expected to be introduced later this month that would limit the amount of time ...

Sled dog races canceled after warmer weather

Unfortunately, the UP200 just wasn’t in the cards for this year. Due to deteriorating weather conditions and concern for the safety of mushers, dogs, spectators and volunteers, the Upper Peninsula Sled Dog Association has canceled this coming weekend’s races, according to a news release ...

Catastrophic care

Michigan lawmakers need to take action now to help the thousands of catastrophically injured people who had their coverage pulled when the state reneged on what, in effect, was a contract. This issue has been languishing in the courts, with the state Supreme Court expected to hear the case in ...

February is American Heart Month

Heart disease is the leading cause of death of women in the United States and in Michigan, causing about one in five deaths in 2020. In recognition of American Heart Month and the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women campaign, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services ...

Don’t use shortcuts to pass state budget

Democrats in Lansing should not take shortcuts around regular order lawmaking simply because they hold a majority of the Legislature and control of the governor’s office. They are inappropriately interpreting their micro advantages in the legislative chambers as a mandate to ram through Gov. ...