Opinion
So you want to be a plumber
Local columns
The skilled trades have become hot of late. That has many young people dropping plans to attend college. Meanwhile, some desk-bound professionals are said to gaze longingly at nearby construction sites. They daydream about trading spreadsheets for tool belts. They imagine becoming plumbers, ...
Trump raises the possibility of a ‘friendly takeover of Cuba’
Local columns
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. is in talks with Havana and raised the possibility of a "friendly takeover of Cuba" without offering any details on what he meant. Speaking to reporters outside the White House as he left for a trip to Texas, Trump said ...
What I want to do after graduation
Local columns
Hi, I’m Abby Gilner! I’m sixteen years old, and I’m a junior at Escanaba High School. After I graduate from the Escanaba Jr/Senior High School in 2027, I would like to go to college to pursue the career of teaching. I realized that I wanted to be a teacher when I was in late middle ...
Almanac for Feb. 28, 2026
Local columns
Today is Saturday, Feb. 28, the 59th day of 2026. There are 306 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1993, a gunbattle erupted at a religious compound near Waco, Texas, when Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents tried to arrest Branch Davidian leader David Koresh for ...
Public health hanging in the balance under RFK Jr.
Editorial
Almost 250 years ago, George Washington created America’s first mass immunization mandate, relying on science to protect public health. Oh, how times have changed. Back then, smallpox had just helped end the Continental Army’s invasion of Canada. Despite making it all the way to Quebec, ...