As for voting misunderstandings, Lutz says the most common one involves geography. Traverse City has a population of about 16,000, but Grand Traverse County has about 97,000, meaning many voters live ...

His book, This Cursed Beautiful Land, is described as “an extraordinary, deeply reported chronicle” of Russia and its people.

For this issue, two chapters of the League of Women Voters—a “nonpartisan, grassroots organization working to protect and ...

We asked candidates to answer two simple questions: what inspired them to run for their position, and what their top ...

Another November election is upon us and with it, a slew of proposals, candidates, and millages to learn about. In the meantime, we reached out to northern Michigan’s political organizations to weigh ...

To score our federal government, we first need to understand what these officials signed up to with their solemn oath of office. This gives a benchmark to rate them by. This should influence your ...

It’s no secret that Americans are divided politically these days. Fomented by social media, cable TV pundits, and overall economic woes (among other things), the chasm between red and blue seems to ...

The coalition proposing a “no” vote on Proposal 1 is diverse and broad, representing businesses, unions, religious organizations, conservatives and progressives, and environmental groups. Many of ...

Oct. 17, 2026. Ghosts and ghouls are starting to emerge, and we have four fab ways to celebrate this week. Friday, Oct. 23, ...

Oct. 17, 2026. Michigan comic Brendon Lemon brings The Flannel Season Comedy Tour to Michigan Oct. 20-28 with eight shows, ...

There isn’t going to be any free-everything legislation; we already have enough socialism in the U.S. and aren’t likely to approve much more. Nor are we likely to accept a theocracy. Political fringes ...

We’re hoping you can share some of your favorite winter traditions to inspire your friends and neighbors to get through—or ...