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Opinion

That was then, this is now

“Those are my principles, and if you don’t like them ... well, I have others.” — Groucho Marx Guess who said this: “China takes total advantage of the United States. They steal our intellectual property using cyber theft. Not only do they steal our intellectual property, they keep ...

Whitmer’s party should learn from what she did in the Oval Office

Kudos to Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. She managed to generate the most negatively iconic photo of a Democrat since Michael Dukakis wore a helmet atop a tank. Whitmer, long considered a promising presidential prospect by Democratic insiders, was at the White House to discuss state business. ...

Dems, media lied to American citizens

DEAR EDITOR: Every Saturday’s letters to the editor remind us how Trump is a dictator, a destroyer of our Republic and a Hitler. I thought we just had an election and the majority wanted Trump to decrease the size of Government while eliminating fraud and waste. There are no plans to cut ...

Why did West Branch move on from coach?

DEAR EDITOR: Reading the sports story on West Branch letting coach Walt DeShields go, and “wanting to go in a different direction,” after all of the success he has had was quite upsetting. My background in coaching at the high school, and college level almost spans 30 years. Not living up ...

A tremendous retelling of Jesus’ life

“If it’s not about a king, then I’m not interested!” This is the defiant yet adorable response of Walter Dickens, the son of master storyteller Charles Dickens, in one of the opening scenes of Angel Studios’ new animated film “The King of Kings.” With his vivid creativity and ...

U.S. oligarchy scared by economic chaos

As tens of millions of Americans hustle to pay their taxes, Trump has put the entire global economy into chaos. 401(k)s are tanking, savings are shrinking, treasury bonds are losing value, supply chains are convulsing. Even America’s oligarchs are petrified. They contributed millions to ...