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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 ...

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Vote for Republicans Dear Sirs, It appears that the wild and radical democrats (including socialism) have a serious sickness that cannot be cured. They simply are not willing to read history that showed the repetitive disasters of the past. We would expect to see the official termination of our great way of living if the new democrats win in this coming November. The American people desperately needs to bring back common sense democrats again or, even better than that, they need to vote for republicans (including U.S. Senator Mike Rogers). Sincerely, Ken Senkow Fear of God ...

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Time to hate wolves — again? Editor: In the September 21 Daily Mining Gazette I read of legislation proposed in the State House to require hunting and trapping of gray wolves in Michigan if and when the species is removed from the federal list of endangered species. This is not the first time, and probably not the last, for such a proposal. What is new, of course, is that voters go to the polls in another month and will see the names of the sponsor and co-sponsor, respectively, of the proposed bill - state Representatives Dave Prestin, R-Cedar River, and Greg Markkanen, R-Hancock. ...