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The Wall Street Journal on Trump, Gaza and the U.N. Security Council

Maybe the United Nations isn’t as useless as it so often shows. On Monday the Security Council endorsed President Trump’s 20-point peace plan for Gaza, ratifying for the first time the requirements that Hamas disarm and Gaza be demilitarized. The resolution passed 13–0, with Russia and China abstaining. It’s a setback for the terrorists. Many had worried that the U.S. jaunt to the Security Council would come at the price of bending the peace plan’s terms for Hamas or adding anti-Israel terms. Would France’s Emmanuel Macron elbow his way into the deal’s implementation? ...

Holiday shopping can make or break retailer’s season, year

Although a great many stores opened Thursday afternoon and Thursday night, today is often considered the official start of the Christmas shopping season. It’s called Black Friday and the phrase traces its roots as far back as the early 1960s. Many sources credit – or blame as the case might be – the Philadelphia area for coining it. It apparently means that point in the retail process when a profit is realized. Whenever it started and whatever it means, Black Friday is the first day of the Christmas shopping season, a time of the year that makes or breaks many retailers whose ...

Thanksgiving a great time to count one’s many blessings

It’s easy to forget one’s blessings and to forgo giving thanks at this, or any, time of the year. If one looks around, especially in the areas of politics and international relations, the news does seem to be unrelentingly bad, doesn’t it? In no particular order then, political parties that can’t (or won’t) set aside differences for the betterment of the nation; an unemployment rate that remains too high, despite other improvements in the economy, most notably the stock market; continuing turmoil in the Middle East; democracy is going to hell in a hand basket; and the list ...

Tips on food safety for the Thanksgiving feast

With family and friends gathering Thursday for Thanksgiving, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development encourages Michiganders to keep food safety top of mind during the holiday week. Simple steps to ensure a successful holiday feast free of food borne illnesses include: Planning ahead • Store food at the correct temperatures before preparation; • Make sure the refrigerator and freezer are set to 40 degrees F and below and 0 degrees F, respectively; • Make room for holiday meal items and leftovers by clearing outdated foods from the refrigerator; • ...

2025 Cheer Club is now underway

As many local residents have noticed, The Mining Journal has launched the 2025 Christmas Cheer Club one week early this year, due to the government shutdow and issues with SNAP benefits, to name just two stressors. In years past, the Cheer Club's traditional launch date was Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving. But Mining Journal personnel all felt this year is different. As we like to do every year down here at The Mining Journal, spreading cheer becomes a major focus in the weeks leading up to Christmas. The Mining Journal Cheer Club is a partnership between the Journal, the ...

The Guardian on a new nuclear age

When Eisaku Satō, a former prime minister of Japan, received the Nobel peace prize in 1974 after committing his country to not making nuclear bombs, owning them or allowing them on its territory, he assured the audience: “I have no doubt that this policy will be pursued by all future governments.” Yet last week, Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s new prime minister, declined to say whether the country that understands the cost of nuclear war better than any other would stand by its commitment – reflecting the bleak broader outlook. Eighty years after the US dropped Little Boy on ...