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Opinion

Holding Space for Good

Columns

Unless you're roasting marshmallows, it's hard to think of fire in the woods as a good thing. We all watched wildfire devastation play out earlier this year in Southern California, and many dealt with poor air quality as smoke drifted into the United States from fires burning in Canada. The ...

Tim Graham

Columns

Mark Levin has written a brand-new book on a huge subject: "On Power." How do you boil that subject down to 208 pages? In America, the founders and their current admirers have been all about limiting power, having the humility about human nature to understand that people lust for ...

In our opinion

Editorial

Voters in Houghton County will have the opportunity Tuesday to participate in what is described as a "fundamental right and a powerful tool in a democratic society." Tuesday is an election day, and for Houghton County residents, several important issues will be decided, putting an end to months ...

Froma Harrop

Columns

When Elon Musk and his first wife talked about how many children they would have, Justine reportedly said she wanted one or two. "But if I could afford nannies, I'd like to have four." Musk reportedly replied: "That's the difference between you and me. I just assume that there will be ...

Jamie Stiehm

Columns

Happy 64th birthday (Monday) to the 44th president, Barack Obama. Effortlessly cool, the first Black president proved a soaring speaker up there with John F. Kennedy, and the bringer of the Affordable Care Act. Also on the record: Obama never played hard against Donald Trump, Mitch McConnell ...

Letters to the editor

Letters to the Editor

Voting NO on the Copper Shores Millage Editor: With the August 5th election drawing closer, please take some issues into consideration in regards to the Copper Shores Elder Nutrition Millage. Copper Shores was just awarded $20 million from our attorney general, add that to the approximate ...