I will share Thanksgiving with my extended family this year, and for that I am deeply grateful.
I’m also grateful for the “extended family” in my everyday professional life – the readers who believe in the work our journalists do and support it with a subscription.
One of them, Tom, wrote to me in October after I used this column to highlight some of the impactful investigative reporting our teams produced this fall. His message read, in part: “I am an inspired new subscriber today and am looking forward to more of your great work. Please keep it up. We need it now as much as ever.”
His words were appreciated, but what meant even more was his choice to subscribe. That commitment – modest in price but significant in impact – helps keep journalists on the ground across Michigan.
It fuels accountability journalism, deep storytelling, timely coverage and the community connection our readers rely on through MLive’s digital platforms, online newspapers and printed newspapers.
This is a time in America when that support matters more than ever. And this season of gratitude is also a season of opportunity: Our Cyber Monday subscription offer is now live.
Click here to explore our special introductory pricing for non-subscribers. For one low rate, you can choose between Basic Access, All Access or Premium Access for six months (regular pricing resumes afterward).
All options include unlimited digital access, the ability to gift articles, print-quality photo downloads, subscriber-exclusive newsletters and a robust selection of puzzles and games. All Access adds a 7-day-a-week online newspaper to the mix; Premium Access delivers all of that plus:
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Regardless of the plan, your subscription directly supports local journalism. It keeps our reporters in communities throughout Michigan, asking hard questions, celebrating local successes, explaining complex issues and telling the stories that shape our shared civic life.
That doesn’t happen by accident. It happens because readers like Tom – and many of you – believe in its value.
If you’re already a subscriber, thank you for making this work possible. If you’re not yet part of that community, we’d be honored to welcome you. There is truly no better moment to join us – and no better way to ensure local journalism thrives.
Your readership, your trust, and your engagement mean more than you may realize. They make our work possible. And for that, I am deeply grateful, today and every day.
