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Editorials

New Michigan law meant to strengthen election recounts

Legislation modifying Michigan’s election recount process has generated some confusion, particularly over whether it prohibits vote recounts based on election fraud allegations. Senate Bill 603, sponsored by state Sen. Stephanie Chang, D-Detroit, and signed into law last week by Gov. ...

Some steps offered to prevent being a vehicle theft target

With the summer travel season in full swing, it’s a good time to remind the public to be mindful about where and how they leave their vehicles. In 2023, more than 1 million vehicle thefts were reported nationally, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. This means ...

We all must turn down political temps

We all would like to think the unthinkable happened Saturday when a gunman attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump, striking Trump in the top of the right ear, killing one spectator and injuring two others before Secret Service agents killed the shooter. Sadly, what happened ...

Know your voting options with primary only weeks away

Millions of Michigan households are now receiving a postcard with important voting information from the Michigan Department of State. The postcards inform voters of their options to vote in the Aug. 6 primary election and the Nov. 5 general election: with an absentee ballot, at an in-person ...

MMC-D Regional Cancer Center is worth celebrating

Bouquet: Newspapers regularly are criticized — sometimes with justification — for focusing too much on bad news and not enough on the good things happening in their communities. This past week, however, had a very good development in the region that is well worth celebrating. Marshfield ...

A summer ‘bump’ in COVID-19 cases

Unlike influenza, which nearly disappears in the summer, COVID-19 hangs around. Aspirus Health Care System in Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula has observed a recent increase in COVID-19 cases. Throughout the summer, Aspirus data has shown a steady increase in the percentage of positive ...