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Opinion

A week to celebrate the importance of paper

Bouquet

This week's Bouquet goes to — From Two Sides North America, Portland, Oregon: Two Sides North America, a non-profit organization advocating for the sustainable attributes of print, paper and paper-based packaging, marked its annual Love Paper Week this week. This celebration highlights ...

The midterms are Democrats’ to lose

Local columns

Democrats are buzzing over the surprise victory of Taylor Rehmet in a Texas state senate race. Rehmet won by 14 points in a Fort Worth-area district Donald Trump carried by 17 points in 2024. That outcome inspired a piece by Republican strategist Karl Rove titled "Midterms Are Dems' to Lose ...

GOP chair scrutinizes companies tied to husband of Rep. Omar

Local columns

WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House Oversight Committee on Friday requested records related to firms partially owned by the husband of Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar, taking the extraordinary step of scrutinizing the spouse of a sitting House member. Rep. James Comer, a ...

Almanac for Feb. 7, 2026

Local columns

Today is Saturday, Feb. 7, the 38th day of 2026. There are 327 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1964, the Beatles were met by thousands of screaming fans at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport as they arrived to begin their first American tour. Also on this ...

Give snowplows space while on the roads

Editorial

The people who labor to keep the roadways clear of snow and ice have a request for the public: Please keep your distance, for their sake and yours. With 13 separate incidents involving vehicles striking county snowplows in Wisconsin so far this winter, that state's Department of ...