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Opinion

Roots of political ugliness go deep

Editorial

Longtime readers of The Mining Journal's Opinion page are familiar with columnist Cal Thomas, a reliably conservative writer who has been around for a good many years. We have found that close readings of Thomas' columns — he typically writes at least two per week and apparently never takes ...

Mail delivery spotty

Letters To The Editor

To the Journal editor: US Postal Service delivery in south Marquette seems to be periodically skipped. About a month ago, we had no mail delivery for three days straight. There was no mail delivered (Monday) .... Is there a staff shortage at the local post office? If so, can the post office ...

Take steps to stop spread of oak wilt

Editorial

It’s time to leave those oak trees alone. Due to the possibility of beetles spreading oak wilt fungus from tree to tree, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources advises homeowners and landowners not to trim or prune any oak trees from mid-April to mid-July. Sap-feeding nitidulid ...

Who’s to blame this time?

Columns

It would be amusing if it wasn't so serious. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and several other Democrats were on weekend programs calling for a toning down of the political conversation following the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington. Jeffries went so ...