To the Journal editor: Fifty years ago (last) Friday, Dec. 6, 1974, the Ishpeming High School girls basketball team brought  home the school’s first Class B Regional Championship trophy by beating West Iron County, 42-36, at Escanaba High School. The team members are: Seniors:  Marge ...

To the Journal editor: Most of us have heard the alarming stories of plastic pollution in oceans and its harmful effects on marine life and water quality. But we need to realize that harmful forever plastic pollution is also present in the Upper Peninsula’s rivers, lakes, roads, ...

To The Journal editor: When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade and returned the issue of abortion to the states, Donald Trump claimed that the American people wanted this as a solution. The U.S. Constitution says in Article IV, Section 2: “The Citizens of each state shall be ...

To The Journal editor: Back during the early days of Trump’s first term in office, it became very clear where his ideas and thoughts and even dreams about the Middle East’s well-known Israeli-Palestinian carnage continues.Very frankly, the one-state solution began to appear as the only ...

To the Journal editor: Right at the outset, we have had (and still do) those whose deeds and orations have been for the good. Healers, who reflexily cared for others. Those who lead by example giving guidance. Teachers sharing learned knowledge with images, language and written ...

To the Journal editor: According to the World Meteorological Organization, the time from 2015 through 2023 was the warmest 9-year period in terms of global average temperature since at least the 1880s. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration also reports January through October ...