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  1. A Supreme Court victory for simplifying voting

    The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that states cannot further burden voters by requiring that they produce proof of citizenship when they register to vote. The decision vindicates Gov. Rick Snyder's veto of similar state legislation last year.

  2. Bond issue too broad, costly

    The Farmington Public School District has a $222 million bond proposal that looks great on paper. But a closer look at the issue, scheduled for a vote Aug. 6, show this proposal is not right for the district and should be rejected.

  3. Immigration debate is about border security

    The conflict at the heart of the Senate debate over comprehensive immigration reform: Most Republicans believe a policy to give a path to citizenship to 11 million illegal immigrants must be conditioned on stronger border security. Most Democrats don't.

    • 3:51 PM, Jun. 18, 2013
    • EDITORIALS

    A King's dream, not yet realized

    50 years after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic March on Detroit, the fight for opportunity and justice still goes on.

  4. Water: Detroit's regional jewel

    Re: Robert Snell and Darren A. Nichols' June 18 report,

  5. Tigers' Max Scherzer carves out own niche atop star-studded staff

    The Tigers are pretty darn good at collecting gaudy individual feats, and now here comes Scherzer, hanging 10s all over the place. On a team of pitching stars, it's his turn to star.

  6. Orr's blueprint puts city residents first

    Legacy costs – debt, pensions, retiree health care – consume 42.5 percent of Detroit's revenue, and are headed to 64 percent by 2017. Detroit would effectively exist to sustain its retired workforce and creditors, with little left to serve its residents.

    • 4:59 PM, Jun. 17, 2013
    • EDITORIALS

    Insolvency doesn't deter Detroit politicians' War on Business

    Detroit, which needs all the jobs it can get, has not been very welcoming of two recent ventures that have brought jobs and commerce to the city. This is unsustainable at a time when the city itself is broke.

  7. Editor's Picks: Detroit is a tough business partner

    An oil sands byproduct, petroleum coke, has brought more business to the city's waterfront. An industrial center in the Motor City's heyday, the Detroit River today is pocked with empty buildings and weed–choked loading platforms.

    • 4:34 PM, Jun. 17, 2013
    • EDITORIALS

    U.S. should avoid entering Syrian civil war

    Syria is a tragedy. But that is no reason to make it America's tragedy. President Barack Obama should ask: Does he want his administration to be defined by involvement in an unnecessary and unpopular no-win war, as his predecessor was?

  8. The security state: Our readers speak up

    Readers weigh their freedoms with govenment security.

  9. The great school funding debate

    Should small, poor school districts be forced to consolidate into nearby districts? Our readers say yes.

  10. Another Kwame robs Detroit

    Detroiters weigh in on the performance of City Councilman Kwame Kenyatta, who has been MIA from City Hall lately, and emergency manager Kevyn Orr, who just unveiled his plan to fix Detroit's finances and reinvest in the city.

  11. Let's reward the best teachers

    School teachers know this: They are the most important factor in a student's success, outside the home. And, as in any profession, not everyone is equally talented or motivated.

    • 5:53 PM, Jun. 14, 2013
    • EDITORIALS

    Pushing the envelope, NSA-style

    If the tide of the War on Terror is receding, why this vast, ever expanding NSA dragnet whose only justification is an outside threat? Which is it, Mr. ...

    • 5:49 PM, Jun. 14, 2013
    • EDITORIALS

    Stop outsourcing national security

    Aside from questions about the legality, constitutionality, ethical propriety and necessity of the federal government's intrusion into the Internet and phone ...

    • 12:42 AM, Jun. 16, 2013
    • EDITORIALS

    Column: In Detroit, searching for Kwame

    Where's Kwame K? No, not that one. We know that former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is locked securely away in Milan prison awaiting sentencing on his ...

  12. Too many political chefs in refinery kitchen

    Why are gas prices so high? Costly regulations are a big part of it.

  13. Letters: Readers lack faith in government

    Re: Nolan Finley's June 13 column,

  14. Livonia rethinks bonuses

    A weekly selection of short editorials on the issues of the day.

  15. Saturday Shorts: The imperial presidency returns

    A weekly collection of excerpted op-ed columns that we've been reading and think you should too.

    • 5:51 PM, Jun. 14, 2013
    • EDITORIALS

    A crisis of faith in government

    Recent governmental scandals may result in the worst possible outcome for President Obama -- loss of faith in government as an agent of good.

    • 5:45 PM, Jun. 14, 2013
    • EDITORIALS

    A toast to the richest man I know

    Paul W. Smith offers a special look at a special man.

  16. Put Detroit pensions into statewide system

    The corruption-riddled Detroit employee pension funds should be merged into the state retirement system to protect retiree assets from further abuse. The funds ...

    • 5:29 PM, Jun. 13, 2013
    • EDITORIALS

    Sadness, as the World War II veterans depart

    One was the first black person elected to the Senate since Reconstruction. One was a groundbreaking voice for civil rights, another for the environment. One ...

    • 5:27 PM, Jun. 13, 2013
    • EDITORIALS

    Gas engine stands the test of time

    The automobile stands as an enduring symbol of mobility and opportunity in America — and of innovation that's at the core of our nation's economic strength and ...

  17. Readers on Mike Duggan, Detroit

    Re: Darren Nichols' June 13 report,

  18. Another take on GM's Akerson

    Re: Melissa Burden's June 5 column, 'Dan Akerson: Automotive titan builds a city with Habitat': Melissa Burden's profile of Dan Akerson paints the General ...

    • 9:32 AM, Jun. 13, 2013
    • EDITORIALS

    Obama breaks trust in government

    The Obama administration sees no limit on its presidential powers. It bends the Constitution to get and do what it wants. So why wouldn't we worry that it ...

    • 9:04 AM, Jun. 13, 2013
    • EDITORIALS

    Detroit, through the best and worst of times

    There are many Detroiters, young and old, who must have the opportunity to participate in the revival. The residents of the many neighborhoods — who are the ...

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