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Opinion

Letter to the editor

Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Lately, you may have noticed petitions being circulated in the Copper Country by “Americans for Citizens Voting - Michigan” or “Committee to Protect Voters’ Rights”. These harmful anti-voter petitions would make it more difficult for eligible U.S. citizens to vote, ...

Froma Harrop

Columns

"Never again will the immense power of the state be weaponized to persecute political opponents," Donald Trump declared at his 2025 inauguration. Hold that thought. Trump is now using the immense power of the state to distract from a scandal that could bring him down. That is, his relationship ...

Letters to the editor

Letters to the Editor

Heartfelt Thanks Dear Community, I am writing to express my deepest gratitude for the incredible support and kindness you all have shown. I got turned around in the woods, and at the time I was not nervous at all. If anything, I was worried about my loved ones and how they were doing. I knew ...

Clarence Page

Columns

Remember when President Trump vigorously defended free speech — before he turned against it? Remember how he sparked cheers when his second inauguration speech grandly promised to "immediately stop all government censorship and bring back free speech to America?" "Never again will the ...

Georgia Garvey

Columns

A 99-year-old woman died last week. Though I'd never met her, I cried as I read her obituary. Her name was Marilyn Hagerty, and even as a nonagenarian, she was still writing the same gentle restaurant reviews that had made her briefly but brilliantly famous. She wasn't famous in the new way ...

The Raffel Ticket: Keith Raffel

Columns

Harry Bosch, the Los Angeles homicide detective created by novelist Michael Connelly, lived and worked by this watchword: "Everybody counts or no one counts." As Bosch explains, "It means I bust my ass to make a case whether it's a prostitute or the mayor's wife. That's my rule." In contrast, ...