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A Heartfelt Thank You Our family would like to extend our deepest gratitude to the Bootjack Fire Dept. & accompanying fire departments, and the community for the incredible outpouring of love and support following the recent fire that devastated our home. In the midst of such a difficult time, your kindness — whether through donations, meals, shelter, prayers, or simply words of encouragement —has been a true source of strength and comfort. We are humbled by the generosity of friends, neighbors, local organizations, and even those we've never met. This experience has reminded us ...

Jamie Stiehm

Columns

Summer's lease hath all too short a date, said Shakespeare, and ain't that the truth. The cicadas are still singing, but they won't be for long. The days are getting shorter, the nights fall faster. The garden knows it too. The last batch of bright zinnias displays its stand-up-straight ...

Ben Shapiro

Columns

TikTok is an addictive app that, for years, has provided the Chinese Communist Party with direct access to millions of Americans. Owned by Beijing-based ByteDance, TikTok is used to provide a monsoon of CCP-approved propaganda while handing the Chinese government access to the data of TikTok's ...

Letter to the editor

Letters to the Editor

Go vegan Editor: As International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (September 29) approaches, let’s remember that going vegan is one of the most powerful ways to fight food waste. Animal agriculture is among the most inefficient industries on Earth—grains and vegetables that could feed humans are funneled into raising billions of cows, pigs, chickens, and other animals, who are raised and slaughtered for food. Every animal is someone. Cows form long-term friendships, and mother hens gently chirp to their chicks before they even hatch. These social, sensitive beings don’t ...

Letter to the editor

Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Lately, you may have noticed petitions being circulated in the Copper Country by “Americans for Citizens Voting - Michigan” or “Committee to Protect Voters’ Rights”. These harmful anti-voter petitions would make it more difficult for eligible U.S. citizens to vote, primarily by requiring documentary proof of citizenship for voter registration. The League of Women Voters of Michigan, as well as the League of Women Voters of the Copper Country strongly oppose them. Do not be fooled by the petitions’ misleading names. State and federal laws already prohibit ...

Jonah Goldberg

Columns

In the wake of Jimmy Kimmel's — apparently temporary — suspension from late-night TV, a (tragically small) number of prominent conservatives and Republicans have taken exception to the Trump administration's comfort with "jawboning" critics into submission. Sen. Ted Cruz condemned the ...