Thanks to WikiLeaks, which has released nearly 20,000 emails hacked from the Democratic National Committee - with promises of more to come - we have proof the party that styles itself as inclusive, diverse and tolerant isn't.Among the delectable tidbits on which Republicans are feasting are ...
Although Superiorland's bike trails - mountain biking and otherwise - are among the area's best-known recreational assets, a major spread in a national magazine will only burnish that reputation.Bike Magazine, in addition to its print edition, cites 1.6 million monthly visitors to its website ...
CLEVELAND - In normal times, the report this week that Donald Trump wanted John Kasich to be the real president would have made more of a splash.According to Kasich aides, the Trump campaign desperately wanted the Ohio governor to be his running mate. Kasich, out of concern for his eternal soul ...
Where does a true patriot turn in the 2016 presidential election? The Democratic Party's national convention is attempting to lay claim to the patriot mantle. Yet the party is not quite there. Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta was heckled with chants of "no more war." The Code Pink wing ...
Every four years it happens.Politicians come at us from every angle, flooding the inboxes of our emails, appearing all over our Facebook newsfeeds and sprouting up in signs on citizens' front yards.Some of them even visit us in our homes.About this time of year we all start to get a little ...
To the editor:Our organization, the Technical, Professional and Officeworkers Association of Michigan (TPOAM) has the privilege of working with all of the professional nurses employed at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility. We have come to realize that their compassionate care to ...
Does Hillary Clinton understand the biggest divide in American politics is no longer between the right and the left, but between the anti-establishment and the establishment?I worry she doesn't - at least not yet.A Democratic operative I've known since the Bill Clinton administration tells me, ...
It was a variant on a traditional convention for a party seeking a third straight term in the White House, attempting to overcome an apparent post-convention bounce for the opposition's candidate: shades of 1988 or 2000 or 2008. Usually it starts with a valedictory speech by the incumbent ...
One of the biggest misconceptions I hear often is that teachers have it made - they get their summers off.From what I have witnessed, that is not true here in the Copper Country. We have many dedicated teachers in all of our local schools who continually want to become better and learn new ...
Your library card is a passport to the middle class.This is an era when working-class Americans are being squeezed by a sweeping economic transformation. In desperation, displaced workers are looking for lifelines in the wrong places. You won't get the help you need - at least in a timely ...
To the editor:On August 2 voters in the First Congressional District have the opportunity to elect a representative who will be there because he wants to serve the people and not tell them how to run their lives. This would be Lt. Gen. Jack Bergman.I had concerns about Tom Casperson and Jason ...
To the editor:My wife and I are but part-time residents of Chassell and therefore don't use all of the many benefits which the Portage Lake Library offers throughout the year. But we are glad to pay taxes in a community which supports such a good library.Young families with children, who are ...
To the editor:The Chassell proposal to leave the Portage Lake District Library is a perfect example of the need to get out to vote and participate in local government. While the anti-library group is undocumented, I doubt their numbers come close to the number of library cardholders in ...
To the editor:Chassell Township is a significant partner in the Portage Lake District Library (PLDL). For the past 20 years (since 1996), Chassell has participated in making the library a vital part of this community. And yes, I speak of the "community" as a larger entity that goes beyond the ...
To the editor:It has come to my attention that a very inaccurate "Fact Sheet" is being circulated to residents of Chassell Township. This "Fact Sheet" is a misleading publication.Chassell Township residents are being asked to vote whether or not to leave the Portage Lake District Library ...
To the editor:During my 10 years as county commissioner and board chairman of Houghton County, I have had the privilege of working with Jennifer Kelly Lorenz.I feel that she is qualified for the job she has already been doing for the past years. The following are some of the responsibilities ...
To the editor:On August 2 the Houghton County Medical Care Facility will seek a six-year millage renewal of 2.55310 mills. This is not a request for an increase, but a renewal of the levy that has been in place for the past six years.County medical care facilities were created in 1939 to be the ...
To the editor:I encourage everyone to vote "Yes" on the Houghton County Medical Care Facility millage renewal on the primary election ballot on August 2 - 2.5531 mills for 6 years. I urge you to ask your relatives, friends, and neighbors to vote "Yes."The primary mission of the HCMCF is to ...
To the editor:What a treasure Chassell Township citizens have in the Portage Lake District Library!15 public computers10,000 downloadable e-books and audiobooks2,200 DVDsDigital collection of over 7,000 award-winning films & classic television showsMango foreign language courses ...
To the editor:Jennifer Kelly Lorenz was elected Houghton County clerk in November of 2014. She has 16 years of experience in Probate, Family, Circuit, District Court and Friend of the Court. She has done it all. Most importantly she has 100 percent support of all city and township clerks which ...