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Right, left need to control radicals in own parties

It's starting to sound like we're in the middle of the Spanish Civil War. For those of you who forgot, the Spanish Civil War was the great prequel to World War II, in which the combatants were proxies for the Communists and the Fascists. Stalin's Soviet Union supported the former, Hitler's ...

Lightning will not strike twice in Maine - Platner steps down

Thank God lightning will not strike twice the same spot - in reference to the character issue. Maine's Graham Platner was a seriously flawed Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate despite first being the choice of many Democratic leaders in the state and in Washington. It took repeated ...

Pursuit of happiness, spiked

WASHINGTON — The Trump whirling dervish has come and gone to Turkey — to demand NATO hand over Greenland! — leaving a city exhausted by his wild Fourth of July displays. But first, it was so great to see legions of World Cup soccer fans all over the world, at all hours, cheering on ...

Supporting Dave Prestin for Senate

To the Journal editor: As the state representative for the 109th District, I am proud to endorse my colleague, Dave Prestin, for the 38th District State Senate seat. Dave is a proven fighter for the Upper Peninsula. He is actively battling radical green energy mandates to protect affordable, reliable power for our families and businesses. On mining, Dave is fighting to keep the Tilden Mine open; he supports our vital mining and timber industries. He is a consistent voice on government overreach, defending local control and private property rights. As a small business owner, first ...

Summer heat requires strategy, common sense when it comes to vehicles, kids

The recent spate of blistering hot temperatures has the folks at AAA of Michigan offering tips to keep children and pets safe during what is expected to be the hottest weather so far this summer season. And for good reason. From 1998 to 2020, 1,041 children died from heatstroke in hot cars according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Similar statistics are unavailable for pets. AAA-The Auto Club Group suggest the following safety tips: • Don’t leave them alone, not even for a minute: Never leave children unattended in a vehicle – even if the windows are open ...

Pundit got it wrong

To the Journal editor: Stephen Moore, a self-described Trump advisor, published an op-ed column posted in The Mining Journal on June 30 entitled "England a good lesson in pitfalls of ‘democratic socialism’ but the only lesson it teaches is that Mr. Moore lacks any understanding of either democratic socialism or current events. He attributes the economic doldrums being experienced by England these days to democratic socialism, but the overwhelming majority of economists explain that those woes, which are real, are the direct consequence of Brexit, England's foolish decision to break ...