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Michael Barone

As news reports proliferate of multimillion-dollar — and possibly billion-dollar — fraudulent diversions of government funds involving Minnesota's Somali immigrant community, it may be time at one year's end and the next one's beginning to take a longer look at America's experience with ...

Cassie McClure

The hot take that floated into my inbox this week was that resolutions are passe. Apparently, thinking about "next year" is outdated. We're in this grind of time and marking it arbitrarily doesn't matter. But, really, we time-travel constantly. It's one of the best things about being ...

Guest Editorial

From Luke 3:10: The crowds asked him (John the Baptist), “What then should we do?” Luke 3:11 continues: John replied, “Whoever has two tunics should share with him who has none …” Our community demonstrated this Word of God during our recent Copper Country Angel Mission Coat the Copper Country distributions at the end of October at The Salvation Army & beginning of November at the Calumet Theatre. Our main goal was to ensure all children K-12 had their necessary winter wear and with the help of the CCISD and our local school districts, our kids were served first. CCAM ...

Betsy McCaughey

Red states have low electric rates. Blue states gouge residents and businesses with exorbitant rates. But even worse are the bald-faced lies blue-state politicians tell you to defend the gouging. Instead of admitting that expensive electricity is a choice they're deliberately making — your ...

Jeff Robbins

A midterm election year is upon us, and that can mean only one thing: we have entered the realm of quickened speculation about the 2028 presidential election. On the Republican side, if President Donald Trump decides to abide by the Constitution in at least one respect, the nomination looks to ...

Ian Haworth

Let's be honest: 2025 sucked. Of course, there were some highlights, including "KPop Demon Hunters," Taylor Swift announcing her engagement to Travis Kelce (which will hopefully mean the national annoyance that is the Kelce brand will finally go away) and — of course — President Donald ...