Since imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, I am told, I was not surprised to hear Dolly Parton say in an interview that she once entered a "Dolly Parton lookalike" drag queen contest in Los Angeles unannounced — and lost. Parton, who died Tuesday at age 80, enjoyed telling that ...
The calendar tells us many children have gone back to school and the days are getting shorter but for many residents of Superiorland and beyond, there is still one more excuse to use the swimsuits and beach towels before packing them up for good: Labor Day. Our highways and byways are expected to be packed for the long holiday weekend coming up as millions of Americans mark the unofficial end of summer the same way they celebrated the season's unofficial start: by driving somewhere. Why Labor Day? "Not everyone travels for Labor Day, not compared to July 4th or Thanksgiving — those ...
To the Journal editor: I write to express appreciation for the staff at Room At The Inn and the difficult tasks they face serving their guests and all members of our community. Last week’s assault on the street in front of the Warming Center was an example of the many challenges they face. Executive Director Chelsie Wilkinson is to be commended for her strong response to the episode, both in thanking agencies and in supporting her guests. “Everyone in our community deserves to be safe, whether housed or unhoused. This incident is a sober reminder of the vulnerability to violence ...
The Supreme Court gave us a start (recently), with what looked, at first glance, like a win for Trump's efforts to suppress mail-in ballots. But, as Andrew Egger explained, that isn't quite what happened. In broad outline, the Court stayed a lower court injunction while the legality of Trump's ...
To the Journal editor: Why didn’t the Menominee County Journal print any Democratic primary vote totals alongside the Republicans’ on Aug. 13? What else does the “News” keep from us? The Eagle Herald printed “Democratic Primary Turnout Has Soared…WI Dems voted in numbers not seen in decades.” Record-setting Michigan Dem voters chose winners! Other states did too. Polls show only about the low 30’s% of people approve of this U.S. president. What does the vast majority of the U.S. and other countries know that the Trump-stuck minority doesn’t or cannot believe? More ...
The topic of new data centers is emerging as a major issue in the current election cycle, including most recently in the U.S. Senate campaign in Michigan. Many very legitimate concerns have been raised about the rush to construct these huge AI data centers, including environmental impacts from their enormous energy and water use; their impact on raising utility costs; local noise pollution; and even the potential threat of AI displacing existing jobs. My personal concern is especially based on the fact that their huge need for additional electricity generation could very well ruin our ...
