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Opinion

For the beneficiaries, losing Obamacare would be disaster

Columns

Donald Trump last week posted an item on Truth Social that broke new ground for incoherence. What got his fingers fumbling on the keyboard was Joe Biden’s being out in the country warning Americans that another presidential term for Trump would cost them their health care. Trump wrote, ...

Bovine TB study should provide vaccine answers

Editorial

A field study is underway in Alpena County that could potentially impact the Upper Peninsula’s deer herd. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources effort will evaluate the delivery of an oral bovine tuberculosis vaccine for wild deer, according to a DNR press release. Bovine ...

Season of faith

Letters To The Editor

To the Journal editor: Spring is on the way. Have you noticed the days are longer and we might get more snow, but it should melt faster. Get out and enjoy the great outdoors. The Upper Peninsula of Michigan has a lot of beauty each season. I’ve been reading articles written by others to ...

Today’s leaders are not living up to constitutional norms

Columns

How are America’s leaders measuring up against the standards set by the Constitution and the examples of the Founding Fathers? It’s a question I’ve been asking as I seek refuge from contemporary politics in reading and occasionally writing, in my 2023 book “Mental Maps of the ...

AED training, units in high schools will save lives

Editorial

Call it common sense but legislation making its way through the State Legislature seems like a smart move to us. The measure, from state Rep. John Fitzgerald, D-Wyoming, would require schools to have a cardiac emergency response plan in place for all athletic events. It has passed the House ...

Thank God for the internal combustion engine

Columns

One of Joe Biden’s notable digressions when getting deposed by Special Counsel Robert Hur was about driving his beloved 1967 Corvette Stingray convertible. Which wasn’t surprising — the president genuinely loves his car. And why not? It’s a thing of beauty and, for its time, was a ...