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Editorials

State should step up on compulsive gambling

With the state of Michigan, according to its own records, raking in a veritable mountain of cash each year from legalized online gambling, it is not at all clear why Lansing isn’t doing more to provide resources to deal with the inevitable result of all that betting: Compulsive ...

State highlights services for Child Abuse Prevention Month

In honor of Child Abuse Prevention Month, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is recognizing the critical role prevention programs play in keeping children safe and strengthening families. “MDHHS is committed to ensuring families have access to the support they need, when ...

Earth Day over 56 years grows from ‘teach-in’ to global event

Millions of people around the world will pause today, at least for a moment, to mark Earth Day. It's an annual event founded by people who hoped to stir activism to clean up and preserve a planet that is now home to about 8 billion humans and assorted trillions of other organisms. Here are ...