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Opinion

MIOSHA marking a half-century of protecting workers

Editorials

The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration, part of the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, is celebrating 50 years of service to Michigan’s workforce. Since its creation in 1975, MIOSHA has remained committed to protecting the safety and health of ...

Trump tells America to start getting busy begatting

Columns

“Be fruitful and multiply and fill the Earth.” — Genesis 1:28 President Trump is going God one better. God told Adam and Eve to start having children. The president is considering adding an incentive — paying couples $5,000 to begat. The fertility rate in the U.S. has been ...

Operation Ghost Rider to focus on distracted driving

Editorials

As National Distracted Driving Awareness Month concludes, Michigan officials are reinforcing a vital message: staying focused behind the wheel saves lives. To protect drivers, passengers, bicyclists, and pedestrians alike, law enforcement across the state is stepping up efforts to combat ...

Trump’s family policy

Columns

The animating beliefs of this administration range from dangerously wrong to head-spinningly crazy. Tariffs are in the first tranche, along with the myth that NATO has been ripping off the United States for decades, that immigrants commit more crimes than native-born Americans and that “He ...

Pope Francis leaves a complex legacy

Editorials

Whether you are Catholic or not, Pope Francis will be remembered as a significant part of the early 21st century. Seen as a champion of the poor and downtrodden by many or a non-traditionalist by others, Pope Francis’ time as pope will leave a lasting legacy. Everything about Pope Francis ...

McBroom’s FOIA work appreciated

Letters to the Editor

On June 15, 2015, I wrote this Letter to the Editor — “On July 1, 2015, there will be sweeping changes to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Law in Michigan. As stated by Mann & Hare, from The Review May/June 2015 (Michigan Municipal League), ‘The changes impact nearly every area ...