Opinion

Fentanyl testing strips legal and widely used in Michigan

New dollars distributed to groups fighting substance abuse can be used to purchase strips that test whether drug dealers cut heroin or other street drugs with often-deadly fentanyl. The simple paper strips are illegal in some 20 states.
Statins and thiazides acutely increase blood sugar, risk of diabetes

Statins and thiazides acutely increase blood sugar, risk of diabetes

Statins and thiazides acutely increase blood sugar, risk of diabetes

DEAR DR. ROACH: My question regards the results of my fasting glucose tests for the past couple of years. I am 81 and weigh around 150 pounds. The medications I am taking concern me, with relevance to the A1C levels of my quarterly blood work.

My Jimmy Carter Story

To the Editor: Hearing that former President Jimmy Carter is near the end of life in hospice care, I recalled one of my favorite memories of an encounter with Carter in 1996.
Eric Freedman

Eric Freedman

Mass shooting coverage shows crucial role of student journalists

LANSING When the horrendous shooting occurred on the Michigan State University campus, student journalists rushed in to cover the tragedy, its impact on the university and community, the investigation and university security. Their reporting and photos about the Feb.
MOMENTS IN TIME

MOMENTS IN TIME

MOMENTS IN TIME

On Feb. 27, 1693, England’s first women’s magazine, The Ladies Mercury, debuted.

EDITOR’S INBOX

Looking to combine programs To the Editor: Just recently I found out that they are discontinuing the Direct Your Dollars program through Family Fare on March 1. I have been collecting receipts for combined Gladwin County Historical Society and St.
May I Walk With You

May I Walk With You

May I Walk With You

Not long ago I read a short passage by St. Theresa the Little Flower in which she made a few great comments on humility. She compared all of God’s children to flowers. While all flowers are beautiful, they are not all the same.