Keith Raffel’s recent opinion column (“Did too many of them play hooky during history class?”) makes an important point - facts are essential to democracy. Knowledge of history can deepen our patriotism, especially when we learn from the mistakes we have made. We were given a ...

It should go without saying – “Nobody should intentionally set themselves on fire”. The death of an active-duty airman who immolated himself on Sunday outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington to protest the civilian deaths in Gaza was a tragedy. One that was repeated many times during ...

Anyone who advocates listening to his/her heart either has not read the Bible or doesn’t believe God’s Word. Both the Old and New Testaments have much to say regarding the heart. For example, Jeremiah 17:9 warns, “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can ...

After hearing of Alexei Navalny’s death at the hands of Putin, I called Rep. Bergman’s office to ask about Bergman’s stance on aid to Ukraine, but I only got an evasive answer. All our elected officials should loudly and openly proclaim their stance in favor of aid to Ukraine without ...

The board members of Simple Kindness for Youth (SKY) would like to extend a thank you to the Keweenaw Community Foundation, the United Way of Marquette County, the James A. Ruppe Foundation and Portage Health Auxiliary (and their dedicated volunteers who work at the Guilded Rose Hospital Gift ...

Michigan’s new clean energy legislation pits local zoning officials against local landowners who want to place clean solar and wind on their land. Citizens for Local Choice says, “local zoning control is a sacred right enjoyed by local units.” Really? If that were true, vital public ...