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Magic Penny Editor: The election is over. Whoever you voted for, Washington will likely stay chaotic, and its decisions will keep landing on small towns like ours from far away. But there is one vote we cast every day, right here: we vote with our wallet. Turn off the news for a minute and look out the window. Some storefronts that were open a few years ago are empty. The Hancock hospital and our electric utility now answer to investment firms far from Copper Country. But Sunflower Books and Coffee in Hancock has five years in business. Local still works when we show up. The empty ...

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A few final thoughts before the final Election Day Editor: Many of the voters have already made their choices— I hope you chose wisely, and with informed consideration for the future. I fear half of you have not. For those remaining, consider these points. You are unlikely to billet criminals in your basements, nor are we likely to put them in stocks on the Village Green. Therefore, we need a viable, evolved, safe and up-to-code jail. An updated facility has been previously, thoughtlessly rejected several times. Now do or die, if we don't approve it for everyone's safety, to face ...

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Ghosted: a New Campaign Strategy Editor: The question that needs asking is why Jack Bergman has “ghosted” his constituents. He has not had a live public debate since October 17, 2016, nor has he held a public forum, town hall, since 2017. Its rumored he doesn’t like the rancor of being in a room with dissatisfied voters. Really, a retired Marine afraid of facing his constituents. No, what Mr. Bergman fears are the questions he will be asked and the answers he must defend and cannot. We, his constituents, pay him for his service to represent our needs here in the UP and Northern ...

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Look out the window Editor: Turn off the TV news for a minute and look out the window. Copper Country has changed since April 2025, and you don’t need a commentator to see it. Start at the gas pump. In the spring of 2025, Houghton County had the lowest gas prices in the U.P., at about $3 a gallon. This week the old Holiday gas station in Hancock posts $4.36. Look at who is hungry. Since April 2025, about 430 fewer Houghton County residents, including about 110 children, receive food assistance. That’s about $93,000 a month no longer spent at our local grocery stores. ...

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Islamic candidate or Common Sense Candidate? Editor: Abdul El-Sayed is a puppet of Islamic organizations. Citizens must vote against him in the Nov. 3 election. First he is a practicing Muslim. The Koran, holy book of Islam, says Muslims should kill non-Muslims. Remember 9/11/2001, 10/7/2023, and the recent FlyDubai near suicide jet crash, and and many other mass murders? Should citizens elect a politician who believes that? No. Second, the media has quoted his slogans, such as: “Defund the police,” “Cars are modern day cigarets,” “I hate Mackinac Island,” and ...

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Republican Failure Editor: Republicans on our local midterm ballot have ALL failed to represent our best interests as constituents. Most of the people in the Copper County want excellent affordable healthcare, a robust sustainable economy, high quality education for our children, a strong elite military for defense of our country, the freedom of speech and practice of religion, and an effective government that represents the will of the people. Republicans have delivered on NONE of these pertinent issues. Instead, they have chosen to blindly give allegiance to a convicted felon ...