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Letters To The Editor

Misusing our military

I need to speak out against how our military is being used. Twice now, first bombing a government facility in Iran, and now abducting the president of Venezuela, we have unconstitutionally committed acts of War on other nations without congressional authorization. These missions were very ...

Center should remain open

As a retired National Weather Service meteorologist with two degrees in atmospheric science, I was outraged to read the Trump Administration has proposed the elimination of the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado. This center has provided high quality atmospheric research in ...

Toys for Tots thankful

On behalf of the Marine Corps League Lake Superior Detachment 764, we extend our sincere gratitude to the community for their support of the Toys For Tots Campaign in 2025. Through generous contributions and active participation, our campaign successfully collected more than 4700 toys, 1975 ...

Biology Trumps bigots

The recent shenanigans of certain members of the Houghton County Board are but a microcosm of the deeds being perpetrated against fellow human beings by the Trumpist "christian" right wing nationalists all across the USA. They wish to force on us a policy that there are only two sexes, a man ...

Local business went extra mile

I would simply like to extend my compliments to Spice Merchants. I recently placed an order with them over the phone, but could not pick up the order until the next day. They were most accommodating, and, due to the rather non-accommodating Christmas parking rules in town, they offered to run ...

Prop was political theater

On Dec. 9, I was in attendance in Houghton in opposition to a proposed resolution that would codify there being only two genders in Houghton county policies and public records. But I realized there that this really wasn't about transgender Americans or issues related to their public life. It ...