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Opinion

Can’t afford to pay more taxes

Letters to the Editor

A Headlee rollback is being sought by the current Delta County Board of Commissioners. If you support this, then you support having your taxes go up 9.5% or more at the county level. Serving on the county Board of Commissioners for almost 14 years, I presided over 14 balanced budgets and ...

The triumph of economic freedom?

Local columns

Prices rise. People blame capitalism. Politicians promise "solutions." President Donald Trump wants to cap credit card interest rates. My socialist mayor wants to freeze rents. Elizabeth Warren wants politicians to decide what prices are "excessive." So I was surprised to see economist ...

DOJ watchdog reviewing release of Epstein files

Local columns

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department's internal watchdog announced a review Thursday of the department's compliance with the law mandating the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, stepping into a politically sensitive saga that has shadowed the Trump administration for the past ...

Empty cans and Earth Week

Local columns

ESCANABA- Henry smiled at the golden sun setting on the far side of the river. Three speckled trout lay in his fishing creel. A shiny new 1956 Ford F-100 pick up truck was parked near the riverbank. Frank Sinatra was sing “You Make Me Feel So Young” on the radio. Henry reached into his ...

Almanac for April 24, 2026

Local columns

Today is Friday, April 24, the 114th day of 2026. There are 251 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1916, Irish republicans launched the Easter Rising, a rebellion against British rule in Ireland. Though the rebels surrendered to British forces six days later, the uprising set the ...