A recent editorial by The Mining Journal Editorial Board emphasized the importance of reading and encouraged community involvement in summer reading programs at local libraries. We strongly agree and applaud The Mining Journal for supporting libraries and their programs. The Literacy Legacy ...

I’m glad to see the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers finally focusing on the Great Lakes Tunnel project. I don’t want to see our beautiful Great Lakes damaged in any way and the logic behind this tunnel is undeniable; it simply makes sense. Enbridge has been proactive in securing the ...

Present Mideast issues can’t be adequately dealt with unless the true historical basis for Israeli national sovereignty is understood. There is strong evidence from both biblical and secular sources. Palestinians aren’t the descendants of the original owners of the land. A nation of seven ...

People are up in arms because protestors in Los Angeles are waving Mexican and Salvadoran flags instead of American ones. I don’t carry a flag myself; I’ve never found salvation in a piece of cloth. But let’s be clear: the outrage here is not about symbols. It’s about who is allowed to ...

“A day for remembering.” This was The Mining Journal headline on May 27. Yes, I remember well my cousin, Wayne, who died on Omaha Beach. Yes, I remember his brother, Paul, who died ... parachuting over France, only miles away from where his brother lay on the beach. Two boys from ...

I learned that effective ... May 18, there will no longer be 24-hour staffing at the National Weather Service Office in Marquette. What does this mean? No weather forecasting services/updates at night. A sudden storm at night on Lake Superior? Mariners cannot seek shelter. A sudden ...