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Opinion

Preserve historic fair concessions building

Letters to the Editor

I am writing to express my deep concern regarding the Dickinson County Fair Board's recent decision to tear down the historic concessions building at the fairgrounds rather than pursue repairs, using available marijuana tax revenue and community donations. This fair building is more than wood ...

Stop signs, replay and the Commandments

Letters to the Editor

They say there are two sides to every story, and “they” are right. Problem being, both sides can’t be right. Truth transcends wrong thinking and wrong feelings. In view of the recent murders in our country along with an increase of extreme hatred and violence many are asking, how can we ...

So you want to be a plumber

Columns

The skilled trades have become hot of late. That has many young people dropping plans to attend college. Meanwhile, some desk-bound professionals are said to gaze longingly at nearby construction sites. They daydream about trading spreadsheets for tool belts. They imagine becoming plumbers, ...

Trump raises the possibility of a ‘friendly takeover of Cuba’

Columns

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. is in talks with Havana and raised the possibility of a "friendly takeover of Cuba" without offering any details on what he meant. Speaking to reporters outside the White House as he left for a trip to Texas, Trump said ...

Almanac for Feb. 28, 2026

Columns

Today is Saturday, Feb. 28, the 59th day of 2026. There are 306 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1993, a gunbattle erupted at a religious compound near Waco, Texas, when Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents tried to arrest Branch Davidian leader David Koresh for ...