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Opinion

News not good for ticks

Columns

Although the warm weather is just starting in Superiorland, from what we're hearing, it's the worst season for ticks that anyone has seen. Tick season is in full swing and with it, the danger of contracting one of several nasty bacterial infections that are becoming all too common in the ...

America was much more of a mess at the bicentennial than it is today

Columns

As we approach the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, America is in a pretty foul mood, and I understand why. For starters, Washington is broken, prices are high and rising and AI is scaring the stuffing out of people. Understanding, however, is not synonymous with ...

The true view from the East Wing

Columns

WASHINGTON — June 27 is coming up, the date of the 2024 debate when America watched Joe Biden tank the election to Donald Trump. Remember? It would be hard to forget Democrats' pain when we saw a ghostly Biden self-destruct and grope for words. Jill Biden tried to pretend otherwise, but the ...

New high school grads can be targets for scams

Editorial

Now that the Class of 2026 has finished high school, the state has advice for the new graduates on how to spot common scams that typically target young people. “Graduating from high school is a monumental milestone, but it also marks a time of major transitions that bad actors want to ...

Lessons from Graham Planter

Columns

How can Graham Planter, who might win the Democratic nomination for senator from Maine in next Tuesday's primary election ever be seriously considered for such a job, given the amount of personal baggage he carries? The answer is we have so lowered our standards and think so little of our ...

The coming revival of America

Columns

I detest him and everything he does or says. Ditto his despicable aides and Cabinet members, his unprincipled sycophants and suck-ups. But it's possible that someday we'll look back on this horrendous era and say we needed Trump. We needed to see how horrible it could get before America was ...