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Sotomayor in line for high court
June 2, 2009 Federal appeals court Judge Sonia Sotomayor is about to become a justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Political realities make that clear. more »»
LL-H’s Koepel earns DMG’s top prize
May 15, 2009 Congratulations to the Class of 2009 and especially to Lake Linden-Hubbell senior Amber Koepel, winner of The Daily Mining Gazette’s Student of the Year $1,000 scholarship. more »»
Terrorism continues in Pakistan
May 12, 2009 There can be no lasting truces with terrorists, as Pakistani leaders are learning. more »»
Darfur in need of attention
May 7, 2009 Murderous Islamic radicals have killed thousands of people in terrorist attacks during the past several years. more »»
N. Korea sure to test again
May 6, 2009 North Korea probably will test another nuclear weapon soon, President Obama’s coordinator for policy on weapons of mass destruction predicted recently. more »»
Good to recognize black heroes
May 5, 2009 Sojourner Truth was a civil rights pioneer at a time when most black Americans still were held in bondage before the Civil War. more »»
Fire funding proposal makes sense
May 1, 2009 With another long, hot summer in the offing, and with it, an increased likelihood of forest and wild fires across the state, a proposal making the rounds in Lansing that would generate funding to... more »»
Education today/Steve Patchin
April 28, 2009 In Lawrence Township Schools in Indiana, students attending summer school will do it from home via their computer. Due to the districts $4. more »»
Obama ready to fight piracy
April 27, 2009 President Barack Obama is absolutely right in his decision to stop piracy off the coast of Somalia. more »»
Zero tolerance for N. Korea
April 24, 2009 Last week’s temper tantrum by North Korean leaders may not be a bad thing. At least it clears the air and injects a note of honesty into the world’s relations with Pyongyang. more »»
Iranian leader still big trouble
April 23, 2009 Within minutes of the beginning of a United Nations conference on racism, it became clear that the United States and several other countries had good reason to boycott the event. more »»
Extension deserves funding
April 16, 2009 We’d like to think, as Michigan goes through the rather painful process of balancing its budget, that the final document ends up reflecting what most Michigan residents feel is reasonable and best... more »»
Missile defense at issue
April 15, 2009 We doubt that the U.N. Security Council will even pass a strong resolution condemning North Korea for its test of a medium-range missile earlier this month. more »»
Piracy: Terrorism on high seas
April 14, 2009 At one point a few days ago, Somali pirates were holding hostages from the United States, Russia, Germany, France, Italy and the Philippines, sometimes on ships captured from those nations. more »»
NATO should help fight terrorism
April 9, 2009 President Barack Obama told leaders of European nations last week that the United States should not be expected to shoulder all of the burden of defeating Islamic terrorists in Afghanista. more »»
N. Korean missile warns world
April 8, 2009 President Barack Obama surely has enough on his plate without having to deal with North Korean leaders who seem eager for war. Yet Pyongyang continues to engage in bellicose rhetoric and behavio. more »»
Looking for justice in Justice Dept.
April 7, 2009 There is no way to put a good “spin” on what happened in regard to corruption allegations against former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens. more »»
Obama right on fighting terrorism
April 2, 2009 President Barack Obama deserves credit for his politically risky decision to step up U.S. involvement in the war against terrorism in Afghanistan. more »»
Youth Arts Month: What a show!
April 1, 2009 On Tuesday, Youth Arts Month drew to a close. Again this year, The Daily Mining Gazette was privileged to highlight the work of several young artists on our Local & Region page throughout the month. more »»
U.S. linked to Mexican drug traffic
March 31, 2009 Drug-related violence has reached warlike levels in parts of Mexico. It has spilled over into the United States — though, fortunately, not nearly at the scale being seen south of the borde. more »» |
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