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Rachel Marsde

PARIS — Late-night TV talk show host Jimmy Kimmel is guilty of wrong-speak about conservative influencer Charlie Kirk's assassination. What he said doesn't even matter. Nor should it, frankly. At least not inside a free speech zone. But of course, that era is light years in the rearview ...

Froma Harrop

"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 ...

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 I had to keep moving, so the next morning back on foot I went. I found myself on the edge of Poyhonen road around 3:30 & I sat there knowing someone at some point will ride by. I got picked up around 4 p.m., this put me out in the woods for just under 24 hours. They dropped me off up the road at ...

Clarence Page

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

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 ...

Letter to the editor

Summer Slam a success Editor: The Good Times Music Summer Slam concert series was a raging success again this year, and there's a lot of thanks to go around! We'd like to thank all the community members who came out to listen, socialize, and have a great time all summer long! We'd also like to thank all our bands for making Wednesday evenings in Downtown Houghton magical! Bands that played were: Uncle Floyd, Del's Camino, Bling Crosby, Chad Borgen & The Collective, Willowby, Uncle Pete's Red Hot Review, The Jana Nyberg Group, Keweenaw Brewgrass, Lupine, and Split Shyft. We'd also ...