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Lansing has a soccer team. You may not have heard about it.

Most Americans who follow soccer have at least heard of MLS. The league drew over 11 million fans in 2025, Messi plays there and it keeps getting better. But here’s something the algorithm isn’t …

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Real Fake News. It’s Hiding In Your Feeds

Our courts reporter sent me a story tip she got off Facebook feed last week about some back-and-forth Gov. Gretchen Whitmer allegedly had with Detroit Red Wings player Moritz Seider.  The …

Johnson spending big bucks to make you believe: your government for free

If it feels like you’ve seen a lot of Perry Johnson ads on TV lately, it’s because you have. As of today, the super-rich Republican gubernatorial candidate has spent $12.1 million on …

Sam Singh is leaving Michigan’s Legislature … just as voters intended

One of the most talented legislators I’ve witnessed in my 25 years on the job is hanging up after this year.  He’s at no risk of getting beaten at the ballot box. He’s not cloaked in …

LANSING AREA PEACE EDUCATION CENTER STATEMENT ON IRAN ATTACK

The Lansing Area Peace Education Center stands firmly against war and genocide. This week we watch in horror as the U.S. enters into an unprovoked war against Iran. We call on all people to stand …

Cut taxes? Just eliminate them! Why didn’t we do this before?

Pretend you didn’t know President Donald Trump’s approval rating is 42% in Michigan.  You can tell Republicans are sweating the 2026 elections by the far-fetched, pie-in-the-sky ideas …

Investing in public education is investing in our future

Michigan is struggling to retain teachers. A recent study outlines how teachers are exiting the profession at an alarming rate, especially in the high-demand field of special education. Teacher …

Would Republicans rather be right or be happy?

I can’t get a few words from Kevin Rinke out of my mind.  Rinke, if you remember, made a little money back in the day running a car dealership in Southeast Michigan. He self-funded a …

Letter to editor

For all of my 86 years, I never thought, nor did it even occur to me, the question: Will I continue to enjoy living in this Republic in 2027? Hard to contemplate, but it’s becoming more of a …

When is it time to turn around and stare?

“HEY, WAGLER! FUCK YOU!” That was the first one I heard. The barrage of shouted insults, including toward University of Illinois’s Keaton Wagler, was well underway by the time I took …