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 ...
Hillary Clinton's six-point lead over Donald Trump in last month's CBS News/New York Times poll evaporated as of mid-July. Even before Trump's inevitable post-convention bump in the polls, Clinton was tied with him, according to the latest CBS/Times poll, with each garnering the support of 40 ...
Disruptive. That's a good word to describe Donald Trump's presidential candidacy, and to describe the sometimes-ramshackle Republican National Convention his campaign more or less superintended in Cleveland this past week.Apple disrupted the music industry; Uber disrupted the taxi cartels; ...
I was pulled over a while back. Immediately I tried figuring out what I'd done wrong. I didn't run a stop sign, wasn't speeding, wasn't tailgating To top things off, I was driving a big blue marked Tahoe with a red light on top and was on duty. More interestingly, the one pulling me over was ...
Now do not get me wrong. When it comes to following the current political scene, I am as focused as the next guy. I figure it is my civic duty, like returning library books on time.But I have also heard, maybe on Dr. Phil, that one can become too focused, which is not such a good thing, and may ...
It's going to be a hot one this weekend, even here in the Upper Peninsula.With that in mind, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is reminding all residents to stay safe and cool to beat the heat.MDHHS data shows that when temperatures rise into the 90s, so do emergency ...
To the editor:In response to "Embracing rather than arming" (July 2/3), I couldn't believe what I was reading. In one line the writer states she wouldn't personally have guns in her home and then later suggests "sensible gun control" taking away my rights. What if we mandated sensible home ...
To the editor:Kudos to Obama. While campaigning, he vowed to change America and he has - negatively - perhaps forever.Comic character Pogo possum correctly stated back in the 1970s, "We have met the enemy and he is us," which speaks volumes about mankind's deplorable human condition.William ...
To the editor:Why a new jail? When up the hill, five miles away, sits a brand-new facility ready to go which could encompass four other counties and save some tax dollars? Are we to believe that some stupid clause in some law cannot be reversed? Our state representatives, like Scott Dianda, ...
To the editor:Regarding the stories about the jail inmate, I'm glad to see something this county is doing right. Now this man will not want to be a repeat offender. But they should also shut off the radio and TV so he would not follow the example of others on the news.Lawrence B. Corrigan ...
Nice, France.Of all places.But of course a terrorist in love with death would choose one of the world's most beautiful coastal cities to mow down innocents in a moment of celebration.There are no words.Over the next few days, as Republicans convene in Cleveland to celebrate another sort of ...
The first very first "presidential" test in public for every nominee for the White House is the selection of a vice presidential running mate. Right after the 1968 Miami Beach convention where he had won the Republican nomination, Richard M. Nixon explained why he chose his running mate: "There ...
With the increasing use of off-road vehicles in Michigan, Department of Natural Resources conservation officers encourage ORV riders to observe the "TREAD Lightly" program to promote responsible riding while enjoying Michigan's out of doors."The TREAD Lightly program promotes outdoor ethics for ...
My Fox colleagues are in Cleveland, diligently interviewing Republicans. Next week, they'll interview Democrats. I'm glad they do it - because I despise most politicians.There are exceptions, of course, but after years of reporting, I've concluded most politicians have little to say that's ...
As we approach the upcoming Democratic convention, let's look back at the race... and forward to the future.The mainstream media tried to reduce the two Democratic campaigns as a Hillary v. Bernie war. The reality, though, is most Sanders backers were enthusiastic precisely because his ...
One of the primary forces driving the Trump uprising is the perception that the political and economic systems are not working equally for working-class Americans. Equality is a self-evident truth listed in the Declaration of Independence.Politicians only do the bidding of rich donors. Laws and ...
To the editor:The Adams Township School District Foundation wishes to thank all those who attended our third annual Foundation dinner on May 7.Executive Chef Eric Karvonen and his staff served an excellent dinner at the Jeffers High School.Tours of the new vocational and greenhouse buildings ...
To the editor:On behalf of the U.P. Regional Blood Center, I would like to thank employees Kim McMullen and Beth Ann Conely of River Valley Bank along with Christina Asiala and the Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital Laboratory employees for hosting blood drives in the month of June. As a result of their ...
Here's something I never thought I'd have to say:People should not play Pokemon at Auschwitz.Nor at the Sept. 11 memorial in New York City, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, or Arlington National Cemetery.You would think this obvious, but apparently it isn't. According ...
WASHINGTON - In his long-awaited endorsement of Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders' words were adequate but the music was missing. He used the occasion of a New Hampshire rally for her - in a primary state in which he had routed her - to put his own spin on the Democratic presidential ...