With only three years left in his presidency, Donald J. Trump does not want to be forgotten, not ever. Like an emperor of olden days or a 20th-century tyrant, he is engraving his name on both old and new monuments wherever he can. At the beginning of December, he had his name carved on the ...
PARIS — Remember being a kid and ripping open presents on Christmas morning, only to discover one relative slipped you an envelope of cash instead of yet another oversized plastic monstrosity? That's Europe right now. Sulking because Trump handed them a practical gift instead of another ...
We are about to start another year. Years are interesting markers in our lives. Like a ruler or a physical gauge, they measure. The solemn tramp of days, mornings, and sunsets. What are they measuring? They sometimes mark, with indelible ink, the story of our lives. Time is what we are given as human beings. Every one of us gets a certain amount of time to work with, ignore, or use wisely. When I was growing up, I recall that one thing I wanted was to grow faster, to be older, thinking that there were so many more benefits, to say nothing of the privileges that came with being older. ...
Candace Owens has a very popular internet show in which she trots out deranged conspiracies about, among other things, the demonic nature of Jews, the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk (probably by Jews and their pawns, in her estimation) and the allegation that French President ...
Hats off! Editor: Hats off to the FedEx driver Tony for going above and beyond the call of duty for delivering packages with medical supplies during the recent snow storm. He has enriched our community with his kindness and sense of caring ... Thank You Tony! Paul Ray Jensen Pelkie Power Outage Thank You Editor: The Bootjack Fire & Rescue Department wants to thank the following businesses and organizations that stepped up to help the community during the recent Thanksgiving season extended weather related power outage that affected Houghton and Keweenaw Counties. Bootjack Fire ...
I was sitting in the waiting room of a doctor's office last week when someone I hadn't seen for many years came in. When he saw me, he said "Bob! How are you? You look great!" I don't look great. Since I last saw him, my hair has turned from gray to white, and there's far less of it. My skin ...
