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Opinion

Recognizing the role of local journalism in the community

Editorial

I started my journalism career with a typewriter, a notebook and a pretty basic motivation: I wanted to know what was happening in my community and why. The typewriter is long gone, replaced by technologies I couldn’t have imagined back then. But across Michigan, the curiosity and ...

Taxing the rich isn’t the answer

Local columns

"Tax the rich!" shout progressives. Why not? America's richest people are ridiculously rich. "Five bucks to you is like $6 million to billionaire Jeff Bezos!" shrieks Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Taking more from billionaires and millionaires just seems fair. That's why Washington state passed a ...

Dems step up talk about removing Trump over Iran

Local columns

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's threats to wipe out Iran, "a whole civilization," ended the restraint that Democrats have mostly practiced when it comes to questions of removing him from office in his second term. By the dozens, Democrats came out to say that Trump should no ...

Almanac for April 10, 2026

Local columns

Today is Friday, April 10, the 100th day of 2026. There are 265 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1998, the Northern Ireland peace talks concluded as negotiators signed the Good Friday Agreement, a landmark settlement to end 30 years of bitter rivalries and bloody attacks. Also ...

Be your own tallest pine tree

Life

ESCANABA- I want to live and live feral and free, I want to be the tallest white pine tree! Just swaying in the sun, Watching wild animals as they run. Being the queen of the forest And a place for eagles to nest. Beneath me, lovers laid and children played, While I provided the cool ...