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Opinion

DOJ: Members of Congress can’t intervene in Epstein files release

Columns

NEW YORK (AP) — Manhattan's top federal prosecutor said Friday that a judge lacks the authority to appoint a neutral expert to oversee the public release of documents in the sex trafficking probe of financier Jeffrey Epstein and British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell. Judge Paul A. Engelmayer ...

Almanac for Jan. 17, 2026

Columns

Today is Saturday, Jan. 17, the 17th day of 2026. There are 348 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1920, prohibition of alcohol began in the United States as the Volstead Act went into effect in support of the 18th Amendment. Also on this date: In 1950, the Great Brink's Robbery ...

Amid cold and flu season, check labels on OTC meds

Editorials

With flu season apparently in full swing, plus colds and COVID in the mix, Aspirus Health Care recommends some caution when reaching for over-the-counter medications to treat whatever bug might have struck. Aspirus Pharmacy Resident Kenneth Yuk reminds the public to review labels carefully for ...

‘Warmth of collectivism’ doesn’t last

Columns

"Replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism!" says my new socialist mayor. Sounds so nice ... No more greedy capitalists hoarding wealth. People share. It's the socialist dream. What will replace capitalism and individualism? One model is the commune — ...

Trump threatens using Insurrection Act to end Minneapolis protests

Columns

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke an 1807 law and deploy troops to quell persistent protests against the federal officers sent to Minneapolis to enforce his administration's massive immigration crackdown. The threat comes a day after a man was shot ...