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Opinion

Operation Ghost Rider to focus on distracted driving

Editorial

While National Distracted Driving Awareness Month concludes in April, Michigan officials in May will continue to reinforce the message that staying focused behind the wheel saves lives. To protect drivers, passengers, bicyclists, and pedestrians alike, law enforcement across the state plan to ...

Time to invoke 25th Amendment

Letters To The Editor

To the Journal editor: I understand party loyalty. My parents, aunts and uncles were lifelong Republicans. Many times, I have held my nose and voted straight Democratic even when I had no great love for any of the candidates. However, we as a nation have to come to terms with the fact that ...

Gerrymandering congressional districts

Columns

President Donald Trump launched an effort to redraw congressional districts to favor Republican candidates for Congress. A number of states complied with Trump's wishes. But also a number of states, led by Democrats, have done the same to favor their side. Virginia is the most recent to do ...

Charles III, a guest in our house

Columns

The king came to town for tea, dinner and a little chat with Congress and the president. By the time you read this, Charles III's state visit may be a little piece of history. The "special relationship" between the United States and the United Kingdom could undergo a stress test. For one ...

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 ...