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Opinion

Sorry, Bad Bunny, the USA is indeed ‘America’

Columns

It might be the first time that Bad Bunny has been suspected of cribbing from Irving Berlin. Near the end of his Super Bowl halftime show, the Puerto Rican rapper said, "God bless, America." For many Americans, they were the only words that they could understand and ones that they, ...

Natural gas OK for now

Letters To The Editor

To the Journal editor: This is in regard to Michigan House Bills 4007 and 4283, natural gas, RICE generators and Marquette City Commission support for them. Up until 2019, the Marquette city residents relied primarily on coal for generation of electricity, with a bit of hydropower. While ...

Tariffs vs. the working class

Editorial

For decades, politicians have sold tariffs as a tonic for the working class. In reality, one particular group seems to benefit more than any other from trade wars: Washington influence peddlers. The United States collected some $288.5 billion in tariff revenue last year, up from $98.3 billion ...

Follow the money

Letters To The Editor

To the Journal editor: Every day we are asked by President Trump to believe something that has no basis in fact. It puzzles me that seemingly bright people defy their own common sense to accept what the President says. He has said repeatedly and publicly that ICE is targeting the “worst of ...

Study shows seat belt use rising in Michigan

Editorial

Results of a recent study indicates Michigan appears to be moving in the right direction again in terms of seat belt use In 2025, the state recorded its highest seat belt use rate since 2019, according to a grant-funded direct observation study by Michigan State University. The study, which ...

Who are we?

Letters To The Editor

To the Journal editor: Before I begin, I want you to know that I worked for the federal government in the intelligence community for 30 years. Every day for 30 years I went to work being proud to be an American. Today, not so much. I just viewed the vile, despicable, disgusting, racist post ...