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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

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 ...

Rachel Marsde

PARIS — Late-night TV talk show host Jimmy Kimmel is guilty of wrong-speak about conservative influencer Charlie Kirk's assassination. What he said doesn't even matter. Nor should it, frankly. At least not inside a free speech zone. But of course, that era is light years in the rearview ...

Froma Harrop

"Never again will the immense power of the state be weaponized to persecute political opponents," Donald Trump declared at his 2025 inauguration. Hold that thought. Trump is now using the immense power of the state to distract from a scandal that could bring him down. That is, his ...

Letters to the editor

Heartfelt Thanks Dear Community, I am writing to express my deepest gratitude for the incredible support and kindness you all have shown. I got turned around in the woods, and at the time I was not nervous at all. If anything, I was worried about my loved ones and how they were doing. I knew I had to keep moving, so the next morning back on foot I went. I found myself on the edge of Poyhonen road around 3:30 & I sat there knowing someone at some point will ride by. I got picked up around 4 p.m., this put me out in the woods for just under 24 hours. They dropped me off up the road at ...

Clarence Page

Remember when President Trump vigorously defended free speech — before he turned against it? Remember how he sparked cheers when his second inauguration speech grandly promised to "immediately stop all government censorship and bring back free speech to America?" "Never again will the ...