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Backing Ishpeming library millage

Letters To The Editor

To the Journal editor: As a resident of the city of Ishpeming, I have long enjoyed the privilege of using many of the offerings of the Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library. I’ve enjoyed reading books I have checked out since I was a second grader who loved the Nancy Drew mysteries, and I still enjoy mysteries as well as other fiction and nonfiction books. The ICPL is able to make sure that I have a copy, either paper or digital, of just about any book I request, as there is a wonderful service called interlibrary loan as well as another called Libby, which provides ebooks. Besides ...

Don't look for a Bergman vs. Barr debate

Editorial

Mining Journal readers learned Wednesday that Callie Barr, the Democratic candidate for the First Congressional District seat held by Republican Jack Bergman, has officially challenged the incumbent to a debate or debates prior to the Nov. 3. Memo to Barr and her team: Good luck with that. Why? Because, quite simply, Bergman, who is a retired U.S. Marine lieutenant general and stalwart backer of President Donald Trump, has little or nothing to gain in a debate with Barr. Most political observers predict Bergman will best Barr without breaking the proverbial political sweat, so popular ...

While the world is on fire, the media are still obsessed with Israel

Columns

No one likes to think they're being hysterical. And nothing makes hysterical people angrier than being described as such. So, let me offer my apologies in advance for what follows. Jeremy Musighi, an independent researcher, recently released a study analyzing 14.7 million news articles ...

Bergman will not meet constituents

Letters To The Editor

To the Journal editor: Once again Jack Bergman, our congressman, is afraid to hold a town hall to hear valid concerns from his constituents. Yet he’s miraculously able to attend a Republican Lincoln Day dinner on Oct. 3 at little old Belgiumtown restaurant outside Stephenson, a very safe territory where he’ll not be pressed for truthful answers on his votes. In spite of countless invitations to appear at town halls, Bergman has not met with us since 2017. Why do voters continue to support a congressman who will not actually address nor represent your best interests?

The rise of AI populism

Columns

Last week, the unlikely duo of Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon keynoted a Washington conference to demand a stop to AI, its data centers, and the risks AI poses to jobs and even to the human species. Notably, both lambasted the corporate oligarchs behind AI. The most potent force in American ...

‘Laughing gas’ no laughing matter

Editorial

There are some things in life that simply aren't worth taking a chance on. Recreational nitrous oxide should be one of them. Mining Journal readers recently learned that the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is warning residents about increasing misuse of nitrous oxide, commonly known by names such as “laughing gas,” “whippets,” “balloons,” “Galaxy Gas” and “NOS.” The problem isn't that nitrous oxide exists. It has legitimate uses in medicine, dentistry and food preparation. The problem is what happens when people treat it like harmless ...