We are independent of London, but are we independent of Washington? Is there more freedom when governed by one tyrant 3,000 miles away or by 3,000 tyrants a few miles away? Does government today remotely resemble the values articulated on July 4th 1776? When the President of the United ...
In my article in April titled “When Parents Fail to Lead,” I discussed parents establishing and enforcing boundaries. This article’s primary focus will center on parental examples and their effect on children. A mirror reflects an image of someone or something. So it goes with our ...
EDITOR: On Wednesday, July 23, the Northwoods Antique Tractor Club will have our 11th-annual tractor ride to the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center in Iron Mountain. We will meet on State Street near Alter Metal Recycling in East Kingsford and be ready for an escort by Kingsford Public Safety ...
On the eve of our nation's 249th birthday, a Gallup poll finds that only 58% of Americans feel "extremely" or "very" proud of their country. This is a new low in the 25 years Gallup has been asking this question, and the reasons are not hard to divine. We are led by a monomaniacal vulgarian who ...
It's the height of summer in the Upper Peninsula and the outdoors beckons. This long Independence Day holiday weekend will offer a prime opportunity to venture into the countryside. While enjoying all the good things the northwoods has to offer, residents and visitors alike are reminded that ...
Those annoying countdown clocks the cable TV networks use to let us know how much time remains before a presidential address or something else regarded as worthy of our attention might be useful as America begins the countdown to the 250th anniversary of the publication of the Declaration of ...