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Opinion

Data center freak-out

Columns

Data centers are big buildings full of machines that process what we do on our phones and computers. AI requires even more computing power, so companies are eager to build more data centers. The usual suspects are freaking out. "We must stop it!" says Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. "Slow it ...

Tennessee enacts US House map dividing majority-Black district

Columns

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Amid raucous protests Thursday, Republicans in Tennessee enacted a new U.S. House map that carves up a majority-Black district in Memphis, reshaping it to the GOP's advantage as part of President Donald Trump's strategy to hold on to a slim majority in the November ...

Almanac for May 8, 2026

Columns

Today is Friday, May 8, the 128th day of 2026. There are 237 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1945, President Harry S. Truman announced in a radio address that Nazi Germany's forces had surrendered, stating that "the flags of freedom fly all over Europe" on V-E (Victory in Europe) ...

Watch for Adopt-A-Highway groups doing roadside cleanup

Editorials

Groups of volunteers will be doing spring cleaning along Michigan’s highways in coming days, picking up the trash and other discarded items thoughtlessly left behind by others and now no longer covered up by snow. Beginning Saturday, motorists should be on the lookout as Adopt-A-Highway ...

Examples of the love of Christ

Letters to the Editor

I wonder if individually we see Christ and heaven as a limited presence and space or an infinite responsibility. I believe Christ is not a person but the omnipresence of love and caring of all mankind and life in general. I believe one of our individual purposes is to help forward that ...