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Opinion

Withdraws support of incumbent

Letters To The Editor

This is an open letter to U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Watersmeet. I am writing to express my deep frustration and disappointment in your recent conduct regarding your involvement in the race after publicly stating you would remain neutral. Your decision to support Beau LaFave after promising not ...

My memories of the Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr.

Columns

When I first saw Jesse Jackson, like most Americans, it was on television. He was there when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. I later witnessed Jackson giving the commencement address at North Carolina Central University Law School where my sister Ruth was matriculating. My sister ...

So you want to be a plumber

Columns

The skilled trades have become hot of late. That has many young people dropping plans to attend college. Meanwhile, some desk-bound professionals are said to gaze longingly at nearby construction sites. They daydream about trading spreadsheets for tool belts. They imagine becoming plumbers, ...

US in reverse regarding the global climate crisis

Columns

Devastating wildfires, flooding and winter storms were among the 23 extreme weather and climate-related disasters in the U.S. that cost more than a billion dollars last year – at an estimated total loss of $115 billion. The past three years have shattered previous records for such events. ...

Impact Line 5 has on native tribes

Letters To The Editor

Native Tribes have been fighting against a propane and heat supplier of the Upper Peninsula for 73 years. This company is responsible for heating our homes and is liable for oil spills in Michigan, endangering tribal land and resources and is considered a time bomb. Enbridge Inc. is ...

Trump report card

Columns

During his State of the Union, President Donald Trump declared himself wonderful. My new video takes a closer look, scoring his fifth year as president. He deserves an "A" for his willingness to take questions. It's a relief after President Joe Biden, who hid from reporters. But Trump ...