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Opinion

He works for us

Letters To The Editor

To the Journal editor: To the president of the United States: (Now that it's) 2026, I have a request and a reminder for what I hope will be a goal for you and your administration in 2026. A small background: I am a 70-year-old RN and a lifelong Democrat. I acknowledge and support the right ...

Trump isn’t interested in being honorable — he’d rather be feared

Columns

A decade ago, a famous and successful investor told me that "integrity lowers the cost of capital." We were talking about Donald Trump at the time, and this Wall Street wizard was explaining why then-candidate Trump had so much trouble borrowing money from domestic capital markets. His point ...

Seasonal motoring a challenge

Editorial

With the surge of snowfall in our area, we’d like to take a moment to remind our readers just how important it is to use caution when driving during winter in Superiorland. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration website offers the following tips: • Slow down. It’s harder to ...

Why I teach and why I support Invest in MI Kids

Letters To The Editor

To the Journal editor: Every morning, I walk into my classroom and see the future, full of hope and possibility. My students are curious, creative, and capable of changing the world – they remind me every day why I became a teacher. I love my students, and I want them to have every ...

The moral blackmailing of the American people

Columns

In Springfield, Illinois, in 1838, a young Abraham Lincoln delivered a powerful speech decrying the "ravages of mob law" throughout the land. Lincoln warned, in eerily prescient fashion, that the spread of a then-ascendant "mobocratic spirit" threatened to sever the "attachment of the People" ...

Guidance for parents on kids and smartphones

Editorial

Smartphones are a great way for quick connections and fast access to information. However, a new study by the American Academy of Pediatrics found that children younger than age 13 who own a smartphone are more susceptible to serious health effects such as depression, obesity and insufficient ...