Your vote is in danger.
We have two simple words for the Grand Traverse County Board of Commissioners: Thank you.
• To the greater northern Michigan community, especially the first responders, utility workers, cleanup crews, volunteers and all others assis…
People are quick to condemn these days – and it doesn’t take much to stoke the fire.
— To the Grand Traverse Audubon Club, and a local Eagle Scout and his father. The club plans to soon place a nesting platform on Boardman Lake…
There’s a reason very smart people come to Oklahoma to dedicate their lives to extreme weather.
It’s been a little more than five years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, which to date has killed more than 1.2 million people in the…
In a democracy, the people elect the candidates they want to represent them. And, once those candidates hold office, they work hard to serve t…
— To those behind the Michigan State Police Trooper Outreach Partnership. Troopers, by way of the partnership, recently unveiled a book vendin…
More News
Let’s face it. Today’s information world is all about instant gratification with the hyperso…
Freedom of the press is important – and not just for those who have chosen to be journalists…
— To those who helped raise more than $14,000 for a pair of local charities during last week…
When citizens watch government dysfunction now, in new and unique ways they’ve never witness…
— To the 36 spellers from area schools who take the stage at 11 a.m. today at the City Opera…
— To the law enforcement and corrections officers who received lifesaving and other awards a…
The Michigan Supreme Court’s 2023 decision in the case of Andary v USAA was incorrectly inte…
Anyone who routinely travels on U.S. 31 in East Bay Township – and who values human life – w…
— To Matt Hamilton, a social studies and video production teacher at East Jordan Middle/High…
The plight of monarch butterflies has long been documented. Unfortunately, the news isn’t ge…
Last Sunday, Record-Eagle Business correspondent Bill O’Brien reported on the improved commi…
— To former Traverse City resident and current bluegrass superstar Billy Strings for winning…
Last week, city and county officials figuratively cut the ribbon on a project long in the ma…
— To Kingsley High School junior Anna Bauer for earning the Commander Naval Air Forces Fligh…
The average citizen tends to place greater weight on the actions of government at the federa…
— To those who’ve supported the years-long push to build Traverse City’s new Senior Center, …
Americans like winners.
— To Cherryland Electric Cooperative’s members for donating $23,500 from their Cherryland Ca…
Remember when that green square across from the downtown Traverse City Post Office used to b…
Buried in the verbiage of the $8.5-million project to improve access to the Keith J. Charter…
— To Stan Sexton, the Bellaire coaching legend, and Drake Koepke, who had a legendary finish…
Most of us make our wish list in December and our resolutions on or around New Year’s Day.
— To the Interlochen Public Library as well as Leelanau Computer Repair business owner Steve…
In the old days, some county jails, particularly in rural areas in Michigan, were nothing mo…
It’s clear that legislative proposals being written in Michigan, prior to being enshrined in…
— To Traverse City West Senior High School alumna Sierra Falconer, whose first movie, “Sunfi…
Today, we look back at 2024.
— To those helping local children ring in 2025 by holding special New Year’s events in the c…
Editor’s Note: On Sept. 21, 1897, The New York Sun published what was to become history’s mo…
The holiday spirit can be contagious, from the idea of good food to gift giving and receivin…
One indicator of a strong community is not so much what is said about a concern, but instead…
— To the Northern Michigan Railroad Club and Creekside Community Church for putting on the a…
Big news: Michigan’s lame-duck Legislature put the critical transparency reforms it had prom…
Video
Family and friends and Democratic lawmakers held a press conference demanding the return of a person who was deported to El Salvador that the White House has described as an "administrative error" on Wednesday. Kilmar Abrego Garcia was forced back last month at 29, mistakenly deported by Pre…