Editorials
MSP steps up enforcement for holiday period
Impaired driving — whether due to alcohol, drugs or both — is a year-round danger on the roadways. However, late summer and the Labor Day holiday period are among the deadliest times of the year for crashes and fatalities involving impaired drivers, the Michigan State Police advises. Over ...
Editorial cartoon for Aug. 27, 2025
Scammers never run out of ideas
Scammers, it seems to us, never run short of schemes to part people from their money. The police agency involved in one of the latest is the federal Drug Enforcement Agency. According to the agency, the scammer will inform the target that their name was used to rent a vehicle which was stopped ...
Editorial cartoon for Aug. 26, 2025
State home-heating assistance available
We’d like to underscore the importance of the message in a recent Mining Journal story about what’s known as the Home Heating Tax Credit, which helps eligible residents manage heating costs during the colder months. Qualified Michigan renters and homeowners have until Tuesday, Sept. 30, to ...