Under normal circumstances a candidate who has lost the Iowa caucus and New Hampshire primary will politely bow out of the presidential race. But not Nikki Haley. Unlike Ron DeSantis and Vivek Ramaswamy, who dropped out and endorsed Trump, Haley is still persevering in her attempt to win the ...

With the upcoming vote Feb. 27 to renew the Dickinson County senior millage, I am writing to inform area residents of just how much the millage dollars impact our area seniors. DICSA, the Dickinson Iron Community Services Agency, receives a good portion of the millage dollars. We use the ...

Some people really hate to pay taxes. They claim, “taxation is theft.” I disagree. I see it as a method by which each of us is able to toss a bit into a purse from which, together, we are able to accomplish a good end that few of us could reach alone, to the ultimate benefit of the whole ...

As most deer hunters now know we had a pretty dismal deer season as far as seeing deer. Two recent articles by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources in The Daily News allude to that but continually put the blame mostly on severe winters. Statewide, deer harvest numbers are down 11% and ...

Does the government control inflation? Inflation measured by economic institutions is an average of a group of items and services, meaning there are going to be some over the inflation number and some below it. Some of the items or services measured are not in control of the government. For ...

I woke this morning with no thoughts of writing this letter. But then I saw an ad on the internet for a shirt that had printed on it, “I prefer Veterans to Immigrants.” I will admit to being instantly offended. What in the world has one to do with the other? Let me tell you, this shirt ...