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Opinion

Delight Hill is on a mission, and we think it’s great

Editorial

We admire Delight Hill and her continuing efforts to help others with the organization she founded in memory of her daughter. Just Believe is the name of that foundation which works to increase awareness of skin cancer and how to prevent it. Jodi Hill Ball, Delight Hill’s daughter, died of ...

It’s 10:35 a.m. Does your watch agree?

Columns

The CEO of British car company once complained in my earshot that his fancy jeweled Swiss watch always seemed to run a little behind. No one could fix it. And so, when he met the executive of a Swiss watch company at a conference in Geneva, he asked for advice. “It’s always five minutes ...

NMU plant story complicated

Columns

The (letter to the editor) ... by Professor Sarah Middlefehldt Ph.D. of Northern Michigan University’s Department of Earth, Environmental and Geological Science was misleading at best. Every day we hear that the Earth is suffering global warming and climate change partly due to CO2 (carbon ...

Donations needed for Project Keep Kids Warm

Editorial

As Halloween approaches, Upper Peninsula residents are all too aware that winter is also right around the corner. And right on schedule, Project Keep Kids Warm is returning for its 14th year of providing winter clothing for local children. Project Keep Kids Warm is looking for donations for ...

Fest an inspiration

Letters To The Editor

To the Journal editor: The Lake Superior Fiber Festival on Sept. 16 was truly a community event that was of interest to a variety of ages and showcased several fiber arts. The natural beauty of our area seems to inspire various art groups. The fiber arts grew out of necessity over a long ...

McCarthy is out; now whose party is in disarray?

Columns

The “clown show,” as some call the power struggle among Republicans in the House, has brought a special joy to Democrats. For a change, somebody else is being called “the party in disarray.” That’s obvious after Kevin McCarthy on  Tuesday became the first speaker of the House in ...