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Supporting Dave Prestin for Senate

Letters To The Editor

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

Editorial

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

Letters To The Editor

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 ...

Michigan police to step up speed enforcement in July

Editorial

Drivers should keep an eye on the speedometer this month and perhaps ease up on that gas pedal, as police agencies across Michigan will be watching for those exceeding the speed limit. To encourage safer travel this summer, the Michigan State Police, along with local and county police agencies, will carry out focused speed-enforcement patrols throughout July. Speeding is a leading and persistent contributor to deadly traffic crashes, MSP states in a news release. Drivers who choose to exceed safe speeds dramatically raise the risk of catastrophic collisions, endangering passengers, ...

NYC mayor Mamdani caves to the 'commiefication' of air conditioning

Columns

PARIS — In the end, he just couldn't help himself. The self-described "democratic socialist" mayor of New York City — the apparently ideologically confused crypto-commie, Zohran Mamdani — initially appeared to be on the verge of successfully resisting the authoritarian European ...

Dems need to take car keys away from Bernie

Columns

The Platner fiasco has unleashed something of a brawl in the Democratic Party over how the sexting candidate with a Nazi tattoo came to be their rival to Susan Collins, now in her 5th term as Republican senator from Maine. Bernie Sanders thought his socialists could pass off blue-collar ...