Opinion
Lie at heart of Trump’s slush fund
Local columns
The Orwellian “Anti-Weaponization Fund” Trump has created — the legal equivalent of twirling the combination lock on Fort Knox and driving off with gold bars — purports to be righting a wrong. The bogus (and badly written) “settlement agreement,” which is laughable as there was no ...
Court rules Pentagon illegally banned transgender troops
Local columns
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Pentagon policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service, a divided panel of federal appeal court judges ruled on Monday in another legal setback for President Donald Trump's sweeping agenda. The majority opinion — by a three-judge panel from the U.S. ...
Almanac for June 2, 2026
Local columns
Today is Tuesday, June 2, the 153rd day of 2026. There are 212 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1953, Queen Elizabeth II was crowned at age 27 at a ceremony in London's Westminster Abbey, 16 months after the death of her father, King George VI. Also on this date: In 1886, ...
E-bikes must be respected — and regulated
Editorial
The intersections in Marquette’s downtown on a weekday are largely empty, relatively speaking, as the hour approaches 6 p.m., after the 5 p.m. traffic glut has cleared. It’s a good thing, too, because a handful of random passersby recently were ringside to a near miss involving an e-bike ...
