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Opinion

Almanac for Jan. 16, 2026

Columns

Today is Friday, Jan. 16, the 16th day of 2026. There are 349 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1991, in a televised address to the nation, U.S. President George H.W. Bush announced the start of Operation Desert Storm, a combat operation that drove Iraqi forces out of Kuwait. Also ...

Meeting the challenges of driving during winter

Editorials

With the surge of snowfall in the region, we’d like to take a moment to remind readers just how important it is to use caution when driving during winter in the Upper Peninsula. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration website offers these tips at ...

Finding ways to come together

Letters to the Editor

With the political divide in this country at an all-time high and, understandably, many believing we are too fractured to ever unite again, please keep the following factual story in mind. When ultra-conservative the Rev. Jerry Falwell passed away some years ago, a fellow reverend went on CNN ...

Yes, the US does need a $1.5T defense budget

Columns

Finally, the United States will follow through on its NATO commitments. That'd be the cheeky interpretation of President Donald Trump's announcement, via Truth Social, that he wants the U.S. defense budget to be $1.5 trillion. This would represent a stunning 50% increase over the current ...

FBI searches reporter’s home as part of leak investigation

Columns

WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI agents searched a Washington Post reporter's home Wednesday as part of a leak investigation into a Pentagon contractor accused of taking home classified information, the Justice Department said. Hannah Natanson, who has been covering President Donald Trump's ...