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Commentary Alpena's DeAnn Roesner talks about how the Inflation Reduction Act will help her afford critical medications.
Commentary Opinion: “Seniors Finally Get Relief from High Drug Costs with the Inflation Reduction Act”

"I’m not the only senior forgoing filling their prescriptions; in fact I’m part of the one in four Americans who don’t take their medication as prescribed due to cost."

'Gander Reader 'Gander Reader September 27, 2022 4:55 pm EDT
Commentary Cascade resident Becky Olson wants Michiganders to 'decline to sign' the Let MI Kids Learn petition.
Commentary Reader Opinion: The ‘Let MI Kids Learn’ Voucher-Like Plan Threatens Why We Moved to Michigan  

An investment in Michigan public education is an investment in Michigan overall. This investment in our public schools helps to attract talent, support industry, and boost real estate values. By Becky Olson CASCADE, Mich.—After touring the beautiful private religious school in our urban Chicago neighborhood, my husband and I sat at the dining room table...

'Gander Reader 'Gander Reader April 28, 2022 2:43 pm EDT
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Commentary Fixing Roads and Making Cars: 11 Michiganders to Remember From 2021

From a local man fighting for clean water to the head of a federal agency bringing electric vehicles to Michigan, these are the names you need to know.

Isaac Constans Isaac Constans December 22, 2021 12:20 pm EST
Commentary Mourners grieve at Oxford High School in Oxford, Mich., Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. Authorities say a 15-year-old sophomore opened fire at Oxford High School, killing four students and wounding seven other people on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Commentary I Grew Up in a Second Amendment Home. But These Are the Questions I’m Asking After Oxford’s Deadly Shooting.

We’re led to believe mass shootings are the cost of freedom, and the real issue lies elsewhere. But new policies are needed for a popular but age-old amendment—or we will continue to lose our children.

Joey Oliver Joey Oliver December 3, 2021 2:07 pm EST
Commentary An aboveground section of Enbridge's Line 5 is pictured at the Mackinaw City pump station in 2016.
Commentary Michigan Doesn’t Need Line 5. So, Why is the Pipeline Driving Through Its Heart?

An oil pipeline has been driven through the heart of Michigan’s Great Lakes. Here’s why that’s dangerous, and why it’s unnecessary. 

Joey Oliver Joey Oliver October 20, 2021 2:20 pm EDT

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Commentary Gov. Gretchen Whitmer visits Lowell Road Bridge in Clinton County.
Commentary 10 Questions Michiganders Are Asking About Fixing the Damn Roads

Where is Gov. Whitmer on her promise to fix the roads, and how far did that marijuana tax revenue even go? We explain what everyone is wondering about Michigan’s biggest dilemma.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel July 8, 2021 3:33 pm EDT
Commentary Red pushpin pointing to Detroit city in more than fifty years old map
Commentary Michigan Lost an Electoral Vote. It Could Lose More than That if GOP Plans Pass.

If Republicans want to make every vote truly equal, it's time for them to support the end of the Electoral College.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel April 30, 2021 12:17 pm EDT