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Opinion

Josh Hawley’s non-solution for health care expenses

Editorials

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, thinks he has a new idea: no taxes on health care. He has proposed making all out-of-pocket health care expenses tax deductible, saying that would “ help people immediately.” But would it? Right now, there are already significant tax breaks on health care. The ...

Trump is right on gas-powered cars

Columns

President Donald Trump likes to tout his accomplishments, and saving the gas-powered car should be high on the list. The president is ending a lunatic government campaign against the internal combustion engine, one of the defining mechanisms of our age. This uneconomical push for electric ...

Justices weigh whether intellectually disabled man can be executed

Columns

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday struggled over how courts should decide borderline cases of whether convicted murderers are intellectually disabled and should be shielded from execution. There was no clear outcome apparent after the justices heard two hours of arguments in ...

Almanac for Dec. 11, 2025

Columns

Today is Thursday, Dec. 11, the 345th day of 2025. There are 20 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1936, Britain's King Edward VIII abdicated the throne so he could marry American divorcee Wallis Warfield Simpson; his brother, Prince Albert, became King George VI. Also on this ...

State warns of scam offer targeting veterans

Editorials

Even for scammers, it's pretty low to target those who served their country. Yet here we are. Veterans are being warned about a scam amid reports that some Michigan veterans have received fraudulent postcards claiming they are eligible for additional benefits. The scam involves fraudsters ...