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Hancock Christmas Walk Successful Editor: The Hancock Business Association would like to thank the following for making the 54th annual Christmas Walk a success on Friday, Nov 28. "Whoville in Hancock" was led by Santa on the firetruck to the tree lighting at Memorial Park. A huge Thank you goes to the Hancock Department of Public Works, City of Hancock, Hancock Firefighters and Hancock City Police. Also to Tom Bauer with dog sled rides, Dave Lucchesi and Jody Meneguzzo with downtown music, Annie Miller doing face painting and Karen Palosaari driving the tractor pulling the Houghton ...

Cal Thomas

Columns

"What's past is prologue" wrote William Shakespeare in "The Tempest," a thought profound enough to be engraved on the National Archives building in Washington. As America prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, a blip on history's ledger compared to many other nations, we would do well to ...

John Stossel

Columns

While campaigning, President Donald Trump said, "We're a nation in decline." Now that he's president, the left agrees. "We are witnessing the collapse and implosion of the American empire," says Cornell West. Are the predictors of doom correct? Will America collapse like so many ...

Terrence Jeffrey

Columns

After Christmas is over, and the sunrises start getting earlier and the sunsets later in the Northern Hemisphere, there are still two months of scarce daylight and lowering skies ahead. Here's a suggestion for how to fill the gloomy hours with uplift: read. Read some great books, returning ...

Mona Charen

Columns

In the course of his losing race with the teleprompter during his Oval Office address on Dec. 17, President Donald Trump returned to a theme that obsesses him — respect. Even before his entry into politics, Trump was convinced that "weak" leaders including Reagan, Bush, Clinton and Obama ...

From the desk of Dr. J

Columns

As 2025 comes to an end, I want to thank my readers who have emailed me throughout the year with encouraging and kind words. I truly appreciate the thoughtfulness put into every message. Due to my teaching and grading load, I am not able to respond to every email, but I am deeply moved that ...