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Opinion

Almanac for Jan. 14, 2026

Local columns

Today is Wednesday, Jan. 14, the 14th day of 2026. There are 351 days left in the year. Today in history: In 2013, cyclist Lance Armstrong ended a decade of denial by confessing to Oprah Winfrey during a videotaped interview he'd used performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France ...

In ICE shooting, Trump excused the inexcusable

Editorial

The killing of a 37-year-old mother by a federal agent in Minneapolis is a shocking and inexcusable act of violence. And just as chilling, it’s another episode of the Trump administration telling the American public not to believe our own eyes. From President Donald Trump to White House ...

Plunder undergirded by threats

Local columns

The Wall Street Journal editorial board has delivered its share of idiocies over the past few years, but its response to the capture of Nicolas Maduro has set a new standard. Calling the military intervention "justified" because Venezuela had allied with "Russia, China, Cuba, and Iran," the ...

Sen. Kelly sues Pentagon over attempts to punish him

Local columns

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly sued the Pentagon on Monday over attempts to punish him for his warnings about illegal orders, claiming the Trump administration trampled on his constitutional rights to free speech. Kelly, a former U.S. Navy pilot who represents Arizona, is ...

Be wary of political mailers

Letters to the Editor

Political mailers have already started arriving in the Upper Peninsula. Our household received three last week in support of a particular candidate. I was reminded by this how many people are not aware that much of the political mail they receive is not paid for by the candidate it ...