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Opinion

High time we retire perp walk

Columns

Let’s talk about a police practice known as the perp walk. It’s the walk of shame of a suspected perpetrator of a crime, usually in a case that’s top of the headlines or soon will be. As police move the handcuffed prisoner from place to place, both the public and the media are allowed ...

Enough is enough: Gun violence in US must be stopped NOW

Editorial

Another day, another mass shooting in America. Unlike the shooting in Buffalo earlier this month, which targeted elderly Black people, this one made elementary school children the target. Both suspects were 18-year-old males. On Tuesday, the gunman slaughtered 19 children and two teachers at ...

Ducks Unlimited says thanks for help with its banquet

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: The Copper Country Chapter of Ducks Unlimited thanks everyone who helped make the 44th Anniversary Banquet for waterfowl and wetlands conservation a success. Thanks to our following major sponsors: American Forest Management, Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital, Auto-Pro Glass & ...

Tax cuts are much better than tax rebates

Editorial

Michigan finds itself in the rare spot of having more money coming into the state budget than it needs to run the state. Both Republican legislative leaders and Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer agree that at least some of the $6 billion in extra funds should be returned to taxpayers. But they ...

Trust in the Lord

Letters to the Editor

To the Editor: Think about this important point. Creation was mature from its birth. It didn’t have to undergo growth and development. God formed mankind full grown in every detail including all animals, ocean dwellers and vegetation. In fact the universe had the appearance of age right ...

Dear Annie: Suspicious of husband’s friendship

Columns

Dear Annie: For the past seven months, I’ve been having issues with my husband of 19 years. I found out seven months ago he’s been talking to an old female friend. He claims that she’s just a friend and that he’s interacting with her only via text and calls and that nothing is going on. ...