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Opinion

The calendar in Latin America

Columns

(THE CONVERSATION) This is the season of patriotism in Latin America as many countries commemorate their independence from colonial powers. From July to September, public plazas in countries from Mexico to Honduras and Chile fill with crowds dressed and painted in national colors, parades ...

Fumee riders should be able to clean up after their horses

Editorials

Bouquet/Barb: I am writing in response to the article on the front page of the Sept. 25 Daily News (“Fumee stays multi-use, hassles aside”) on the subject of the multi-use designation at Fumee Lake Natural Area in Quinnesec. My friend, age 71, and myself, age 69, rode our horses on the ...

‘The Tab Man’ hits goal of 2M aluminum tabs

Editorials

Bouquet: Mission accomplished! Two million aluminum tabs collected. Kudos to everyone — individuals, businesses, WIKB 99.1 and The Daily News. Jim “The Tab Man” Brolin and grandson Matthew delivered 225,000 tabs to Goldin Iron & Metal Recycling in Kaukauna, Wis. Because they ...

Are male voters reluctant to back a woman for president?

Columns

WASHINGTON (AP) — The concern has been there all along, but now it's being talked about openly: Are some men reluctant to vote for Democrat Kamala Harris because she's a woman? The vice president rarely references her gender on the campaign trail, but her key supporters are starting to make ...

Barr, Bergman face climate and energy issues

Columns

Voters in Michigan’s 1st Congressional District will choose between Democrat Callie Barr and incumbent Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Watersmeet. And that decision will be informed, in part, by how the candidates approach climate and energy issues. Barr, who won the Aug. 6 primary race against Dr. ...