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Opinion

On oil, China is smarter than we are

Local columns

We can thank China that gasoline prices aren’t higher than they are. By last month, China had cut imports of oil by 3 million barrels a day, the daily consumption of Italy and France combined. China’s economy, meanwhile, hums along. Americans agonize over how the price of oil affects gas ...

UP State Bank helps keep Gladstone rail history on track

Bouquet

This week’s Bouquets — From the Gladstone Michigan Soo Line Steam Engine No. 730 Authority members, organization and John Pickard, president: During the month of May and half of June of this year, the Upper Peninsula State Bank in Gladstone opened more than just its doors and its tower; it ...

Poll shows what public thinks about Trump’s handling of Iran

Local columns

WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Americans continue to disapprove of how President Donald Trump is handling Iran, while his overall presidential approval holds steady, according to a new AP-NORC poll that was conducted as he suggested a deal with Iran had been reached. The poll points to just how ...

Almanac for June 20, 2026

Local columns

Today is Saturday, June 20, the 171st day of 2026. There are 194 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1967, boxer Muhammad Ali was convicted in Houston of violating Selective Service laws by refusing to be drafted and was sentenced to five years in prison. (Ali’s conviction would ...

Remembering a hero from long past

Editorial

It’s our sincere belief that warts or no warts, these United States of America remains a singular force for good in the world, which can be demonstrated many ways but one in particular grabbed our attention recently that may have passed unnoticed to many people. Last Saturday, flags at ...