Wednesday, January 14, 2026

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NEWS

Getting heart smart

It started innocently enough: with a miserable, annoying cold. But soon, the fourth-grader was losing weight and having a hard time breathing. She missed two weeks of school, getting weaker all the while.

FOOTBALL

Big Ten Outlook

Bailiff: All rise for the Honorable Jacob Carpenter, chief judge of the Football Supreme Court. (Everyone stands, some bow down)

FOOTBALL

Fortener comfortable in secondary

It’s not the way any athlete wants to get on the field. But when a teammate goes down with an injury and is unable to perform, it provides an opportunity for someone else to step in and prove to teammates, coaches and fans that all is not lost.

SPORTS

Prognosticators

It’s time for Prognosticators! There truly has never been a greater day for sports! …Except for maybe when Prognosticators came out last week… And the week before… And the week before…

COMMENTARY

Voter registration process not as complicated as it seems

While reading through James Harrison’s editorial Rogers’ law could affect your vote (SN 9/24), I found his anecdote entertaining and thanked it for bringing up an important point — how students can register to vote. However, I felt his discussion of student registration insufficient.

COMMENTARY

Salvia poses less risk than alcohol

One drug was related to 390 Michigan deaths in 2006, and more than 16,000 since 1982. The other was related to zero nationwide, perhaps worldwide. Which one is under threat of becoming illegal, of course, has nothing to do with that.