To the Journal editor: I shake my head whenever I hear that we cannot afford SNAP benefits and ACA allowances after passing the monstrous bill that makes the rich much richer. I laugh when I hear Trump’s supporters boast that he does not take a salary. Full annual presidential salary and ...

I have three grandchildren attending three different Marquette County schools. I see the good and not so good in each school. The Gwinn School District is an amazing school. Gwinn students are doing great things. In reading comments about the Bond Proposal, I read questions concerning future ...

To the Journal editor: The issue with Venezuela is another extension of Prohibition or a tale of the failure of the War on Drugs. In other words, if only we have regime change in Venezuela, then we will have peace in our land and the scourge of drugs lessened. However, this ignores that ...

To the Journal editor: How did federal employees become the enemy or the scapegoat for our nation’s problems, according to some members of Congress?   Federal employees are our neighbors who keep us safe at airports, protect our food and water supplies, predict our weather and manage our ...

As of this writing, the federal government has shut down. There are 2 main issues: 1. Health Care; 2. Congress’ constitutional power to set the budget and the president's constitutional duty to follow the budget. Re: Health care: Democrats are asking for an extension of tax credits for ...

I just got a letter from U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Watersmeet, that made me see red. He said that the government shut down because “Democrats blocked a straightforward measure.” Well, I suppose the measure is straighforward, straighforward in ceasing the Affordable Care Act subsidies that ...