Trump shifts his own vibe

The vibe around President Trump’s second term has shifted, and it’s all his doing.The president entered office with a bit of a wind at his back. His polling was better than the first time around, protestors weren’t in the streets, and federal investigators weren’t after him.

Concerned reader

To the Editor:I had an opportunity to drive to a couple of our neighboring states over the holiday weekend. I was amazed at the growth and active business development occurring in some of our neighboring states. I didn’t see the same here in Michigan.

Honoring the brave means helping them heal

As Memorial Day approaches, Americans nationwide prepare to honor the brave men and women who gave their lives in service to our country. Ceremonies will be held, flags will be flown at half-staff, and families will gather to pay tribute.

Citizen responds

To the Editor:I read a Letter to the Editor in the paper last week, written by an individual expressing his dissatisfaction towards the Gladwin City Mayor. He believed that the recently resolved Kile versus the City of Gladwin lawsuit, was “all the Mayor’s fault”.

The shots that changed the world

The iconic Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poem “Paul Revere’s Ride” begins, “Listen, my children ...

Raising magnesium intake helps with bigeminy heartbeat

DEAR DR. ROACH: Several months ago, I developed a case of a bigeminy heartbeat, so my cardiologist prescribed metoprolol. At about the same time, I had reduced my intake of magnesium from about 50 percent of the daily value (DV) to 35 percent. (This may have preceded the bigeminy onset.

May I Walk With You

E aster is over, or is it just beginning? For many of us, Holy Week, the week leading up to the Resurrection, was full of busyness and activity as friends and family gather to eat and drink and catch up. I must confess that I ate more than I needed, especially sweets and desserts.

Student journalists help fill gaps in state government coverage

LANSINGAs mainstream news outlets continue to shrink their coverage of state governments, student journalists in Michigan and across the country are increasingly filling that information gap.

Time to recap

To the Editor:The City has resolved its lawsuit in Kile versus City of Gladwin and we can now look at the results of this suit. What was resolved, that there were minor technicalities that could have been resolved by open communications, rather than a lawsuit.

With CTE, the kids come back

On May 6, when you consider the Clare Gladwin CTE millage renewal on the ballot, I really hope you’ll remember these four words: The kids come back.First, they come back in the form of second-year CTE students.