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Opinion

Supreme Court to consider Hawaii’s ban on guns on private property

Columns

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said on Friday that it will take up its latest gun rights case and consider striking down a strict regulation on where people can carry firearms in Hawaii. President Donald Trump's Republican administration had urged the justices to take the case, arguing ...

Almanac for Oct. 4, 2025

Columns

Today is Saturday, Oct. 4, the 277th day of 2025. There are 88 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1957, the Space Age began as the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, into orbit. Also on this date: In 1777, Gen. George Washington's troops launched ...

Promoting safe sleep practices for infants

Editorials

With October being Infant Safe Sleep Month in Michigan, the Dickinson-Iron District Health Department wants to remind everyone of the importance of infant safe sleep. Sleep-related deaths can occur at any point during infancy, which is from birth to 1 year old, the DIDHD warns in a news ...

Young people — oh, the suffering!

Columns

Have you heard how young people suffer now? Scroll TikTok, Instagram, etc., you see the same message: "Young people today can't get ahead!" One popular meme says when Baby Boomers like me were young, "A family could own a home, a car and send their kids to college, all on one ...