To the Journal editor: Could Congress’s current partisanship and grid-lock have been exasperated by its own well-intended 1977 transparency policy? Post-Watergate calls for transparency spurred televised coverage reform. In 1977, Congress authorized a closed-circuit testing period and ...

To the Journal editor: The best gift I’ve ever received was given to me from many people on Christmas morning. That gift was the saving of my life. Here’s how it began. While fashioning gifts in my workshop, I had a major heart attack. There was no warning. We reached the hospital in ...

To the Journal editor: It is easy to get caught up in our small town. Believe me, our local community is one of my favorite aspects of my hometown, but we must not forget about the broader picture of a global community. COVID-19 has devastated families and friends throughout our community, ...

To the Journal editor: Recently, there have been several opinions in The Mining Journal about recent shootings in schools and around the country. This has brought the usual cry for the government to “do something.” To a politician, this means gun control or more likely ban something. ...

To the Journal editor: On behalf of the Marine Corps League Lake Superior Detachment 764, we would like to thank all the businesses, veteran’s organizations and the community in their generous support of our 2021 Toys For Tots Campaign. With your benevolent giving and assistance with our ...

To the Journal editor: Here we come to another new year, 2022. Let’s hope to make it better by trying to help each other. Little things like opening a door for someone, or how about a smile and say God bless, or as the new saying is, have a good one. Or more or less a good and healthy day ...