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Opinion

From the Desk of Dr. J

Columns

As I watched the sorrowful and horrifying news reports of the assassination of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk while he was speaking at Utah Valley University, I thought about how political violence and gun violence are driving our nation to a dangerous edge of no return. Other ...

Tracy Beckerman

Columns

Superman is able to see through walls. Spider-Man can detect things with his Spidey-sense. Me? I can smell something in the next county. Yes, it's true. I am Super Smell Woman (not to be confused with the significantly less appealing Super Smelly Woman). I can detect unseen mold under a ...

Tim Graham

Columns

The shocking assassination of Charlie Kirk on a college campus in Utah looked like the opposite of the Washington Post motto. It's "Democracy Dies in Sunlight." Thousands of people gathered joyfully to hear freedom of speech and saw it end with a bullet to the neck. The dominant media reaction ...

Holding Space for Good

Columns

When Samantha Siegel's best friend took her to see an old live oak tree on Johns Island in South Carolina, she had no idea it was about to change her life. Samantha was a college student going through a hard time. Her friend just wanted to get her out of the house for a while. They went to see ...

Out and About: Ben Garbacz

Columns

The U.P. is quite the outdoorsman’s paradise, with some game animal or fish always in season every month of the year and a majestic landscape to explore while tracking the animal or waiting for the fish to bite. One of my favorite hobbies to eat up free time is fishing, and it has quite the ...

Letter to the editor

Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, The Mohawk Park Committee would like to thank all the musicians, all the volunteers, the community for their support and all who donated: Slim's Cafe Mohawk Superette Sundae in the Park Bimbo (Sara Lee) Glacia We had a great summer of music in the park and we'll be ...