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Opinion

Michigan police to step up speed enforcement in July

Editorial

Drivers should keep an eye on the speedometer this month and perhaps ease up on that gas pedal, as police agencies across Michigan will be watching for those exceeding the speed limit. To encourage safer travel this summer, the Michigan State Police, along with local and county police ...

Pundit got it wrong

Letters To The Editor

To the Journal editor: Stephen Moore, a self-described Trump advisor, published an op-ed column posted in The Mining Journal on June 30 entitled "England a good lesson in pitfalls of ‘democratic socialism’ but the only lesson it teaches is that Mr. Moore lacks any understanding of either ...

Dems need to take car keys away from Bernie

Columns

The Platner fiasco has unleashed something of a brawl in the Democratic Party over how the sexting candidate with a Nazi tattoo came to be their rival to Susan Collins, now in her 5th term as Republican senator from Maine. Bernie Sanders thought his socialists could pass off blue-collar ...

State Adopt-A-Highway crews to do roadside cleanup this month

Editorial

It’s again time for groups of volunteers to walk along Michigan’s highways, graciously picking up the trash and other discarded items thoughtlessly left behind by others. Beginning Saturday, motorists should be on the lookout for bright yellow-green vests as Adopt-A-Highway volunteers fan ...

Opposes potential township move

Letters To The Editor

To the Journal editor: For decades the Superior Watershed Partnership has considered Chocolay Township a regional leader in protective environmental planning and zoning. The township was one of the first in the Upper Peninsula to assist in developing a comprehensive watershed management plan ...