Heavy, heavy pressure out there against mailed ballots. Mr. Trump insists that absentee voting is good, mail-in voting is bad. Clearly, this is a distinction without a difference. In Michigan, anyone who wishes may request an absentee ballot — no excuse, no reason necessary. The clerk will ...

EDITOR: I have to make a comment or two about the mask thing. The doctors tell us that if we use them in any kind of public contact indoors or out, we will make a big difference in stopping the spread of this virus. Science in general tells us to wash our hands a lot, avoid touching our ...

Venezuela has the largest oil reserves in the world, larger than Saudi Arabia’s. They just can’t get it out of the ground because socialism has destroyed the pricing system and government overspending and debt has caused hyperinflation of their currency, causing it to be worthless. In 1975, ...

EDITOR: I was at the peaceful protest June 28 in front of Charmaine’s Beauty Bar in Iron Mountain, hosted by Charmaine Cain, believed to be the only Black business owner in Iron Mountain, and her cousin, Tia, from Milwaukee. This was the fourth peaceful demonstration in Iron Mountain for ...

EDITOR: Women veterans have always played an active role in the United States military, dating back to service to our nation’s first military in the Revolutionary War. Now, they serve all of us in roles in every branch of service, ranging from fighter pilot to intelligence analyst to ...

I am outraged at what is happening in our major cities today. Police officers are being ridiculed, attacked and beaten. These people are not protesters. They are criminals. I would like to thank the men and women of our community who protect and serve. Kingsford Public Safety, Iron Mountain ...