Bouquet: Big Bouquets and hip, hip hoorays to everyone at The Daily News for being recognized with 11 awards in the Michigan Press Association Better Newspaper Contest. We are so proud and thankful for the excellent journalism you all provide every day for our entire community. Congratulations!

There’s a quote, origins unclear, that contends “a lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.” That’s even more the case with modern social media, which can spread a rumor with a simple click on the keyboard — whether based in fact or ...

Spring brings blooms, bugs and black bears, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources advises. This time of year, bears are leaving their dens and will be searching for food sources to replenish their bodies after eating very little since last fall, the DNR states in a news release. To ...

Family medicine is a medical specialty practiced by family physicians. These physicians undergo extensive training to provide comprehensive care for people of all ages. This is Family Medicine Week in Michigan, a chance to highlight family physicians’ dedication to providing comprehensive, ...

The state Senate Oversight Committee deserves credit for advancing a pair of bills that would for the first time and after a decade of effort finally subject the Legislature and governor to state transparency requirements. The committee last week sent Senate Bills 669 and 670 to the full ...

The state of Michigan just got its proverbial knuckles slapped by the feds for slow and inaccurate administration of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. More commonly known as SNAP, the federally-funded initiative provides food benefits to low-income families to supplement their ...