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Editorials

Michigan Education Trust lowers startup costs for prepaid tuition

The Michigan Education Trust, a prepaid tuition savings program, helps Michigan families pay for future education at today’s tuition rates. Over its 37-year history, MET has helped more than 105,000 students work toward their education goals. Beginning this year, the program is becoming ...

February is Black History Month

Since 1976, every U.S. president, beginning with Michigan’s own President Gerald Ford, officially designated the month of February as Black History Month each year. Prior to a monthlong recognition, in February 1926, historian and author Carter Woodson created Negro History Week. It was a ...

MSU survey finds state’s ‘hands-free’ law having an effect

While it should have been obvious, the message to keep hands on the wheel and eyes on the road when driving — and off cell phones and other electronic devices — has taken awhile to sink in, despite its potential for disaster. Distracted driving is thought to have claimed more than 3,000 ...

Moose a vital part of Upper Peninsula

Last week, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced a new study, along with Northern Michigan University and the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, to try and get answers as to why the moose population of the Upper Peninsula is struggling to grow. The study will hopefully give ...

Career and technical education emphasizes in-demand careers

This is Career and Technical Education Month in Michigan, a chance to highlight CTE programs offered by schools and colleges across the state, including Bay College and the Dickinson-Iron Intermediate School District. With nearly 500,000 job openings projected in Michigan each year through ...

For Super Bowl, fans don’t let fans drive drunk

Preparing for Super Bowl LIX on Sunday? Whether cheering for the Kansas City Chiefs or Philadelphia Eagles, every Super Bowl party must kick off with a game plan that prevents drunk driving, the Michigan Department of Transportation advises in a news release, adding, “Remember, ‘Fans ...