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Opinion

Try to spend holiday cash locally

Editorial

We know many people are excited for the Christmas season and some are fired up for the accompanying shopping season. We hope when each of you decides how to spend your hard-earned money, you think locally. There are many wonderful small businesses in our communities and a good holiday shopping ...

Economic sense needed

Letters To The Editor

To the Journal editor: Over the past couple of years, I have had a great deal of contact with Marquette-area health personnel. The experience has been beneficial and positive. But most of it would not have happened if I didn’t have health insurance as part of my retirement package. A recent ...

The zen of Thanksgiving

Columns

Thanksgiving is the most American of holidays. But there is something almost un-American about it. It is a day opposed to striving, to getting more. We stop adding up the numbers in our accounts. We freeze in place to give thanks for whatever is there. Today's big issue is "affordability." ...

Rahm Emanuel sounding like a Republican

Columns

Rahm Emanuel wants to take leadership of the Democratic Party and capture its nomination for president in 2028. He shares his thoughts in a recent Wall Street Journal op-ed. It's the first time a Democrat has made me smile since President Bill Clinton announced in his 1996 State of the Union ...

Suggestions to more safely navigate shopping online

Editorial

With Thanksgiving done and Cyber Monday looming ahead, Wisconsin’s Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection has some advice on avoiding some common scams and other potential pitfalls to shopping online. During the busy holiday season, e-commerce can be a convenient and ...

Thanksgiving and the Constitution

Columns

"Government requires make-believe. Make believe that the king is divine, make believe that he can do no wrong or make believe that the voice of the people is the voice of God. Make believe that the people have a voice or make believe that the representatives of the people are the people. Make ...