“Follow the money,” said “Deep Throat” in 1972, talking about the Watergate coverup. In 1959, cigarette manufacturers learned from their own scientists that there was a connection between smoking and cancer. This would hurt their bottom line. The response was to begin a disinformation ...

EDITOR: I am writing this to ask the citizens of Armstrong Creek and Goodman to vote for keeping our children and our school in our community. (Editor’s note: The district has a referendum on Tuesday’s ballot for up to $750,000 a year over three years, to replace a $550,000 referendum ...

Our new governor wants to raise our fuel taxes again. Taxes and plate fees were just raised, but the problem is what we pay at the pump goes for a lot of other things. What we pay at the pump should be for roads only. Our legislature needs to fix that. We also need a change in most ...

With Shopko closing its doors and the economic hardships the Dickinson County Hospital has faced, it is difficult to be optimistic about this area and its prospects for future growth. However, with an excellent Dickinson County Library, YMCA and community college, that being Bay, this area ...

March is Social Work Month and this year’s theme is “Elevate Social Work.” Social workers for generations have served as leaders, advocates and champions, helping individuals overcome challenges so they can live up to their full potential. Social workers also work tirelessly to improve ...

I was absolutely stunned to read several of President Trump’s tweets over the last week in which he degraded Sen. John McCain for not voting Trump’s way on several recent bills in Congress. He also accused McCain of a lie that everybody knows he did not say. But, then, this isn’t the ...