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Opinion

Walz catches light

Local columns

WASHINGTON — With one word, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz changed the public conversation: “joy.” That word stumped and trumped former President Donald Trump’s brand of rage. He looks fit to be tied in that very long red tie. When Walz joined Vice President Kamala Harris as her running ...

Seid a good choice for Veteran of the Year

Editorial

We’d like to add our voice to the chorus of congratulations directed toward Howard Seid of Rockland in Ontonagon County for being named Upper Peninsula Veteran of the Year. Plans are to honor him at a ceremony on Thursday at the Upper Peninsula State Fair in Escanaba. Seid has been called ...

Almanac

Local columns

By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, Aug. 14, the 227th day of 2024. There are 139 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 14, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law, ensuring income for elderly Americans and creating a federal ...

Will the attacks on Walz’s military service stick?

Local columns

WASHINGTON (AP) — In some corners of the Democratic Party, last week felt like deja vu. The party’s vice-presidential nominee’s military record was under assault from Republicans — attacks reminiscent of those leveled two decades earlier on Sen. John Kerry during his run for the White ...

Informing low-information voters

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WASHINGTON — Bring back Jay Leno! The former host of the” Tonight Show” had a segment called “ Jaywalking” during which he would ask people on the street easy questions they often couldn’t answer. Leno : “If someone says they are going to Great Britain what language do they ...