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Opinion

Right, left need to control radicals in own parties

Columns

It's starting to sound like we're in the middle of the Spanish Civil War. For those of you who forgot, the Spanish Civil War was the great prequel to World War II, in which the combatants were proxies for the Communists and the Fascists. Stalin's Soviet Union supported the former, Hitler's ...

Lightning will not strike twice in Maine – Platner steps down

Columns

Thank God lightning will not strike twice the same spot - in reference to the character issue. Maine's Graham Platner was a seriously flawed Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate despite first being the choice of many Democratic leaders in the state and in Washington. It took repeated ...

Pursuit of happiness, spiked

Columns

WASHINGTON — The Trump whirling dervish has come and gone to Turkey — to demand NATO hand over Greenland! — leaving a city exhausted by his wild Fourth of July displays. But first, it was so great to see legions of World Cup soccer fans all over the world, at all hours, cheering on ...

Supporting Dave Prestin for Senate

Letters To The Editor

To the Journal editor: As the state representative for the 109th District, I am proud to endorse my colleague, Dave Prestin, for the 38th District State Senate seat. Dave is a proven fighter for the Upper Peninsula. He is actively battling radical green energy mandates to protect affordable, ...

Transportation bill that proves Washington can’t quit clientelism

Columns

Congress loves to wrap legislation in the language of the public interest. This year's surface transportation reauthorization bill is no exception. Supporters describe the House Transportation Committee-passed package as a major safety bill designed to make America's transportation system more ...