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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

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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

Columns

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

Columns

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 ...

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Funeral services are being held at noon today for Michael "Mike" Lahti, former school board member, county commissioner, state representative and long-time Copper Country businessman and developer. Mike passed away Monday of an apparent heart attack at the age of 80. In cases like this, when discussing the passing of a notable person, it's common to overstate the individual's accomplishments and contribution to the community. That's not the case with Mike. No matter how lengthy and detailed the list of what he has done and what he has meant to the Copper Country, the Upper Peninsula and ...

Rachel Marsden

Columns

PARIS — U.S. President Donald Trump's Venezuela obsession is about to trigger the kind of catastrophe that Washington normally creates for Europe and leaves it to clean up. If he doesn't watch out, he'll also end up kneecapping his own movement that voted for the exact opposite. The ...