Is this a country dominated by fear? To me, fear results in responses such as isolation, suspicion, irrationality, violence, discrimination, panic and extremism. This appears to be the state of the country today. We saw it recently in a young person shot twice for ringing a doorbell at the ...

To all the voters of Iron Mountain, please consider some things before going to the polls on May 2: 1. North Elementary is not paid off yet. They are hoping to sell it. What is it a desirable location for? 2. New proposed Early Childhood/Kindergarten Academy will be on streets with traffic ...

It’s “thoughts and prayers” time again for the NRA-paid politicians, bowing in obedience to the NRA and the gun industry whose wealth is derived from the blood of America’s slaughtered children. According to The Gun Violence Archive, 73 children age 11 or younger and 166 children age ...

Over the past couple of months I have had family and friends make comments that electric vehicles are a passing fad. It will take 24 hours to charge the vehicle at home (think 2011 Chevrolet Volt). The other most common comment is they do not want to stand around for 20 minutes waiting for ...

“Mama, what does ‘indicted’ mean?” my daughter asked one night as I prepared dinner. Words like “indicted,” “presumed innocent until proven guilty” and “grand jury” required a lengthy explanation. Yet with the historic indictment of President Trump, these are words my ...

Although I disagree with many things that are published here, never have I thought about sending a derogatory response to anyone’s home. Unfortunately, that occurs nearly every time that I send a letter to the editor. I’ve even been told that I’m not a real Christian because of what I ...