Opinion
What Iran really thinks
Local columns
President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance spent most of last week trying to convince Americans the “Memo of Understanding” with Iran is a good deal for the United States and world peace. That’s not what Iran believes. Hassan Khomeini, the grandson of the founder of the Islamic ...
Trump administration can resume speedy deportations
Local columns
A federal appeals court Tuesday allowed the Trump administration to resume carrying out speedy deportations of undocumented migrants throughout the United States, not just near the border. A divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit threw out a ...
Almanac for June 24, 2026
Local columns
Today is Wednesday, June 24, the 175th day of 2026. There are 190 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1983, the space shuttle Challenger — carrying America’s first woman in space, Sally Ride — coasted to a safe landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California. Also on this ...
A week to celebrate our native pollinators
Editorial
The Upper Peninsula and northern Wisconsin play host each year to a wide variety of native pollinators — but not as many as there once was, experts say. Which is why the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources encourages Wisconsinites to help these important species during Pollinator ...
