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Candidate who cares about freedom

Former President Donald Trump spoke at the Libertarian Party convention, asking delegates to vote for him, promising, “I will put a libertarian in my Cabinet!” But Libertarians nominated Chase Oliver instead. Unlike most political candidates, Oliver learned about the world by working ...

Airboat trespassing rules raise interesting point

Generally speaking, waterways are open to anyone with the wherewithal to navigate them. Rivers and streams may flow through private property, but they don’t belong to the property owners. That has been the standard for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources for quite some time, as ...

Nessel’s fossil fuel suit would crush Michigan

In a short-sighted and damaging decision, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has announced she intends to sue the fossil fuel industry over its alleged contributions to climate change. Nessel has picked a behemoth of a fight in a state that has been built on and continues to rely on the ...

The Squad could use some quality control

Jamaal Bowman’s loss was the Democrats’ gain. A member of the left-fringe Squad, his primary defeat removes at least one irritant to the Democrats’ quest to take control of the House. And if his replacement with a moderate marks the beginning of the end for the Squad, well, bravo for the ...

Young GI met Donald Sutherland in bygone era; RIP to an original

News of Donald Sutherland’s death at age 88 took me back to a day in 1971 when he was protesting the Vietnam War onstage with Jane Fonda and I was one of about 1,000 off-duty soldiers in their audience. I hoped, in the spirit of John Lennon’s anthem, to give peace a chance. We were ...

My question for the candidates

The debate between President Biden and former president Donald Trump Thursday night on CNN ought to be more than rehearsed answers and soundbites we’ve heard before. Polls show Americans are alarmed over what many feel is the unraveling of our country when it comes to the economy, ...