Opinion
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 ...
Rebuttal: Keeping it ‘sixth-grade simple’
Letters to the Editor
It is sad in the extreme to read a letter from a local resident confidently lecturing a board-certified OB/GYN after watching a viral clip rather than the hearing it came from. In Michael A. Glass’s letter, "Medical professionals shouldn’t need a biology lesson" from Jan. 29, he claims a ...