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Opinion

BLP was welcoming

Letters To The Editor

To the Journal editor: The League of Women Voters of Marquette County wants to extend our sincere thanks to the Marquette Board of Light and Power for welcoming our members to your facility on Aug. 29, 2023. MBLP devoted valuable resources - three extremely competent employees — who ...

Must we gorge on 2024 race? Absolutely not!

Columns

The presidential horse race is off and running on TV news and on social media. History tells us that the poll numbers at this point reveal close to nothing about the future. The political pundits portray their analyses as thunderbolts carried down from Mount Olympus. But frankly, anyone could ...

Fall colors peak in late September, early October

Editorial

Ahead of the changing season, various Michigan-based organizations have compiled a list of the best leaf-viewing locations. Denise Donohue, CEO of the Country Road Association of Michigan, said the group “encourages Michiganders to explore the beauty of the Upper Peninsula this fall. We all ...

Ray supports area

Letters To The Editor

To the Journal editor: I had the pleasure of dining at the Delft (recently). Not only did I enjoy the fabulous food and great service, but it also got me thinking about the owner, Jen Ray. She and her husband have invested in downtown, preserving historic buildings and creating businesses. ...

Pence rails against populism but he’s very late to party

Columns

Last week Mike Pence gave a speech at Saint Anselm College that, depending on your view of the man, was either courageous or desperate — or both. Titled “Populism vs. Conservatism: Republicans’ Time for Choosing,” the speech was an homage to his hero, Ronald Reagan, who in 1964 gave a ...

ID’ing lost military crew members a noble cause

Editorial

It’s never too late to bring closure for relatives of the people who served in the military and lost their lives. Military scientists recently identified the remains of a U.S. Army airman from Michigan who died with 10 other crew members when a bomber crashed in India after a World War II ...