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Opinion

Blow up Washington’s brutalist buildings, and the sooner, the better

Columns

There's a reason God created dynamite. The brutalist federal buildings that have blighted Washington, D.C., for decades deserve the same fate as Carthage after the Third Punic War, and the nation's capital is finally beginning to move on from these concrete monstrosities. The Department of ...

Musk proposes new political party; Trump fires back

Columns

Elon Musk's feud with President Donald Trump — and seemingly any congressional Republicans who support the president's massive tax cuts and spending package — has reignited, with the tech billionaire threatening to launch a new political party, and Trump suggesting Musk could be punished ...

Before lighting up fireworks, consider effects on others

Editorials

It's time for the annual reminder that while fireworks spark awe and delight for many, they are a source of dread for some in the community. Even though Fourth of July isn't until Friday, fireworks already could be heard Sunday night in downtown Iron Mountain. Michigan law establishes 12 ...

The barista proletariat wins in New York

Columns

Zohran Mamdani's lead in first choices in New York City's ranked-choice mayoral primary, and his inevitable victory when second, third, fourth and fifth choices of trailing candidates are allocated to candidates voters ranked lower, mean that he'll be the Democratic nominee for mayor of the ...

June is National Gun Violence Awareness Month

Editorials

Most people we know aren’t adverse to reasonable gun control laws. There is nothing wrong with trying to keep innocent people safe while giving most people access to firearms. It’s with that in mind that we underscore that June is National Gun Violence Awareness Month, a time to raise ...

Serving the public or party?

Letters to the Editor

EDITOR: Has our democracy evolved into a political system of party affiliation? The principals of our system of government were founded on the ideal of impartial and absolute rule of law for everyone and individual freedoms of free speech and thought. The idea was that elected officials would ...