Expired products at home?

When the pandemic began over five years ago and our stores were keeping odd hours and sometimes the shelves were empty, many of us stocked up on food and supplies when we could get them. We chose canned goods and dry boxed foods like pasta, as well as staples like bleach and sanitizing wipes.

SUPERINTENDENT CORNER

In November, Gladwin Community Schools is asking voters to consider a bond proposal that would return the district’s tax rate to its 2023 level, in order to fund $26.8 million in improvements across all K-12 buildings.

Recent accomplishments at the VA

The headline said it all: The VA has processed more disability claims in one year than they’ve ever done before. They surpassed last year’s total months before the end of this fiscal year. Specifically, the backlog of veterans waiting for benefits is down over 37 percent.

EPA grant will fund barrier to stop spread of sea lamprey

LANSINGThe Great Lakes Fishery Commission will receive a $2.1 million grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to address the invasive sea lamprey in the Grand River in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

The National Guard isn’t the gestapo

Rich LOWRYDonald Trump’s alleged fascist crackdown is finally here -- federal troops are on the streets of major U.S. cities with almost certainly more on the way.First, they came for Los Angeles, then for Washington, D.C., and next, if reports are to be believed, Chicago.

When claims aren’t checked out

Aveteran and wife duo have been indicted for a whole menu of crimes against the VA, including conspiracy to defraud the United States, theft of government funds and conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

A LOOK BACK IN TIME | ISAAC HANNA RESIDENCE

BOB FREIGLADWIN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETYOf the three most impressive older homes in Gladwin County history, two are still standing – both clad in stone. This one, however, stood for only a few years. Isaac Hannah was a busy and successful entrepreneur in the early decades of Gladwin County.

Trump is wrong about mail-in voting

President Trump is threatening to wage war on mail-in ballots, and the GOP has to hope he thinks again before the 2026 midterms.

Can Michigan’s forests survive climate change? One researcher is finding out

LANSINGAs Michigan’s climate warms, tree species like red pine and eastern white pine may no longer thrive here. Their native region s are moving north faster than forests can keep up with.That could have devastating consequences for the state’s $26.

Trump should get his new census – in 2030

Trump wants a new census. If, by this, he means a snap-census before the scheduled 2030 survey, he’s demanding that the federal government undertake a gargantuan task with minimal planning and no discernible source of funding.