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InvestUP, region’s planning groups launch rent study

Editorial

A survey is being done this month to look at the rental housing situation in the Upper Peninsula, a persistent area of concern in the region. The lack of affordable housing has been exacerbated this decade by a combination of rising rent prices and the growth of short-term rentals that are typically booked for 30 days or less via platforms such as Airbnb or Vrbo. The University of Michigan's Michigan Public Policy Survey of local governments across the state in 2023 found officials at cities, villages and townships in the Upper Peninsula were the most likely to express concern about ...

Criminals in control and what we must do

Columns

This past weekend, the Republican-led Senate confirmed acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to be the next U.S. attorney general. Like Richard Nixon's attorney general, John Mitchell, Blanche has carried out the illegal orders of a president of the United States. As was Mitchell's fate, ...

Testimonies from people who have lived under socialism

Columns

It has become a truism that people who are embracing socialism have never had to live under it and its ideological twin, communism. Young people seem so enamored by these train wrecks that they are willing to vote for the most radical candidates who promise them the moon and claim they can pay ...

New scam making rounds in area, region

Editorial

Well, here we go again. Local police are reporting yet another scam to get at people’s money by what passes for modern-day digital bunco artists. According to the Michigan State Police, this latest swindle involves individuals posing as state police personnel. Scammers reportedly are calling individuals, falsely claiming the person called has missed a court date or committed some type of violation. The caller then demands payment be immediately paid, or the person will face arrest. The callers use this tactic to create a sense of urgency and panic, attempting to pressure individuals ...

Is 'communist' no longer a slur?

Columns

It is not difficult, these days, to see the neo-communist flipside of "Democratic Socialists" — once they find power. Indeed, the more the ossified Democratic Party claims that its growing cadre of socialist renegades are not really socialists, the more they act like — and even appear ...

Isle Royale structures protected under new alliance

Editorial

The federal government, an entity many people wouldn't necessarily consider the best for the purposes of planning, seems to be out front in establishing an organization to advance coordinated protection and improvement of Isle Royale National Park's historic structures. The Isle Royale Heritage Alliance will be responsible for approximately approximately 90 cabins, 19 fishery buildings and four lighthouses. The Alliance will be powered by volunteers, with coordination by the National Parks of Lake Superior Foundation, the designated nonprofit park partner for Lake Superior's five ...