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Opinion

Almanac for Feb. 2, 2026

Columns

Today is Monday, Feb. 2, the 33rd day of 2026. There are 332 days left in the year. Today in history: In 2013, former Navy SEAL and "American Sniper" author Chris Kyle was fatally shot along with a friend at a gun range west of Glen Rose, Texas; Eddie Ray Routh was later convicted of murder ...

Take time to check for unclaimed property

Editorials

Michiganders are encouraged to conduct a simple search online to see if they have any lost or abandoned property as part of National Unclaimed Property Day on Sunday, according to the Michigan Department of Treasury. “Even if you’ve checked recently, visit our website again — our ...

Exactly what business are we in with measles?

Columns

Measles is a "cost of doing business," says a highly placed official at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. I'd like to know what business that is. To be fair, let me finish the CDC principal deputy director's quote. Ralph Abraham said that measles is a cost of doing business ...

Journalist Don Lemon charged in anti-ICE church protest

Columns

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Journalist Don Lemon was released from custody Friday after he was arrested and hit with federal civil rights charges over his coverage of an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church. Lemon was arrested overnight in Los Angeles, ...

Almanac for Jan. 31, 2026

Columns

Today is Saturday, Jan. 31, the 31st day of 2026. There are 334 days left in the year. Today in history: In 2020, the United States declared a public health emergency over the new coronavirus, and President Donald Trump signed an order to temporarily bar entry to foreign nationals, other than ...