Lessons from Graham Platner
How can Graham Platner, who might win the Democratic nomination for senator from Maine in Tuesday’s primary election, ever be seriously considered for such a job, given the amount of personal baggage he carries? The answer is we have so lowered our standards and think so little of our ...
Keep safety in mind when recreating on, around water
For all intents and purposes, summer is upon us and recreating around water is something tens of thousands of residents and visitors alike are going to do. Water is such an integral part of life here in the Upper Peninsula. But, unfortunately for some people, it can also be a part of death. Living on the shores of the Great Lakes, Michiganders are fortunate to have such an incredible attraction right at their fingertips. Lake Superior, or the greatest of the Great Lakes, as some might say, is more than a quarter-mile deep at its deepest point. Its volume, when measured at low water, ...
Envoy: Cuba sanctions a ‘pretext’ for US military action
WASHINGTON (AP) — Recent U.S. sanctions targeting Cuba’s leadership and the indictment of former President Raúl Castro are a “pretext” for the Trump administration to persuade the American people to support a military intervention, Cuba’s top diplomat to the United States told The ...
Almanac for June 10, 2026
Today is Wednesday, June 10, the 161st day of 2026. There are 204 days left in the year. Today in history: In 2018, NASA's rover Opportunity sent its last message from the surface of Mars. Originally expected to serve a three-month mission, Opportunity functioned for more than 14 years, traveling over 28 miles across Mars and providing critical discoveries about the planet's geology. Also on this date: In 1692, the first execution resulting from the Salem witch trials in Massachusetts took place as Bridget Bishop was hanged. In 1854, the U.S. Naval Academy held its first graduation ...
