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Opinion

Concert was appreciated

Editorial

This week’s bouquets go to: From Janey Lindstrom of Escanaba: I would like to express thankfulness for the concert given by the Bay de Noc Choral Society and Escanaba High School Chorale. It was a beautiful selection of music and it reminded me again of the people who have been gifted with ...

Almanac

Local columns

By The Associated Press Today in History Today is Saturday, April 27, the 118th day of 2024. There are 248 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 27, 1521, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan was killed by natives in the Philippines. On this date: In 1810, ...

Killing the Constitution

Local columns

WASHINGTON — In the last days of East Germany, when government officials detected that their power was unraveling, they ratcheted up enforcement of the nation’s reporting laws. The reporting laws made it a felony to know of a crime and fail to report it. It was also a crime to tell the ...

Capitalism versus racism

Local columns

NEW YORK — Capitalism and racism go together? I hear it all the time. “Racism is intricately linked to capitalism,” says famous Marxist Angela Davis. “It’s a mistake to assume that we can combat racism by leaving capitalism in place.” “Anti-racist” activist Ibram X. Kendi ...

Detroit in spotlight in NFL draft event

Editorial

The NFL draft has taken the show on the road for a decade, giving cities around the country a chance to be in the spotlight. Detroit is on the clock. The Motor City, which was once one of the nation’s largest and most powerful cities, has bounced back from filing for bankruptcy in 2013, ...

Almanac

Local columns

By The Associated Press Today in History Today is Friday, April 26, the 117th day of 2024. There are 249 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 26, 1986, an explosion and fire at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine caused radioactive fallout to begin ...