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Opinion

Visiting couple thankful for help after fall

Editorials

Bouquet From Larry and Bonnie Losson, Kirkwood, Mo.: In December, my husband and I were in Wisconsin for our granddaughter Emily's graduation from University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. We went to Spread Eagle, Wis., for Christmas with the family. We needed help getting around and the folks ...

The chains of silence

Columns

Loneliness impacts the lives of many individuals. It seems to ever so slowly creep up and intertwine in our lives. At first, it may go unnoticed until it amplifies and impacts one’s life. It consists of a complex set of feelings, such as deep sadness, emptiness, longing for an emotional ...

Nudity is the new submission

Columns

Some listeners who are not entirely sold on Chappell Roan's artistry brush off her songs and bawdy stage persona as "campy and loud." They see a flashy, attention-grabbing circus act. And even as Roan markets herself as an over-the-top lesbian, the styling still reads as catering to the male ...

What to know about the Homeland Security shutdown

Columns

Another shutdown for parts of the federal government is expected this weekend as lawmakers debate new restrictions on President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement agenda. Funding for the Department of Homeland Security is set to expire today. Democrats say they won't help approve more ...

Almanac for Feb. 14, 2026

Columns

Today is Saturday, Feb. 14, the 45th day of 2026. There are 320 days left in the year. This is Valentine's Day. Today in history: In 2018, a former student opened fire with a semiautomatic rifle at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, killing 17 people in the nation's ...