Opinion

Carbon sequestration could be in the the Tri-City area’s future. DTE Energy confirmed last week that the company has started to explore the possibility of pumping carbon dioxide into underground reservoirs in Lapeer County and the surrounding area. Undoubtedly...

Nearly two months after a deadly shooting at Oxford High School, school safety remains top of mind for many students, parents and districts. Close to 100 participants—in-person and virtually—took part in a forum hosted by Almont Community Schools last week. Reviewing...

It’s refreshing to see the Four County Community Foundation create a new strategy to address the “brain drain” so many small communities wrestle with. Their plan is to partner with local businesses to arrange eight week, full-time paid summer internships for college...

Before breaking for the holidays, elected leaders in Lansing passed a series of bills intended to help businesses recover from the economic effects from COVID-19. It’s referred to as the Make it in Michigan plan and the main focus of the bills is to attract new...

We can and should do everything in our power to relieve the burden on our local health care systems as they endure another surge in COVID-19 cases. As we approach the pandemic’s two-year mark, everyone is growing weary of the precautions we’re being asked to take but...

Here we are again—looking at 2021 in our rear view mirrors while getting ready to navigate 2022. As to be expected, the last 12 months were still largely defined by the pandemic. For a few brief months this spring and summer, the transmission rates were extremely low...

It’s always a pleasure for our reporting staff to write about the good deeds performed within the community. They are regular and frequent all 365 days of the year but the goodwill certainly gets amped up around the holidays—stretching from Thanksgiving to the New...

All of Michigan’s seasons have their challenges but winter has to be near the top when it comes to all the various and oftentimes dangerous weather condition we must navigate during those months. According to the state’s Office of Highway Safety Planning, there were...

When news broke of last week’s deadly shooting at Oxford High School, our hearts ached for all those affected. It was troubling again to see the impact this kind of violence had on our local school communities in the days that followed. Parents had concerns, students...

Lapeer and St. Clair counties recently adopted new maps that define district boundaries for county commissioners. In St. Clair County, there were no changes to the districts that encompass Lynn, Mussey and Berlin townships and the village of Capac. In Lapeer County,...