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Opinion

The end of the road for the little diner that could

Editorials and columns

All that remained of Ruthie's Diner on Jan. 21 was charred, ice-encased rubble -- the aftermath of firefighters' desperate efforts to extinguish the blaze that ultimately consumed the modest eatery, which for more than 70 years had served locals and the travelers, anglers and hunters heading ...

The state that stands up to ICE

Editorials and columns

President Donald Trump and his federal forces chose the wrong city and state for the escalating war on civilians out on the streets and in their homes, resulting in two deaths so far. Minneapolis residents are defending city walls as best they can against masked federal Immigration and ...

Cavitt to host local office hours

Editorials and columns

State Representative Cam Cavitt, R-Cheboygan, will host local office hours in Cheboygan, Curran, and Posen. The meetings will take place at the following times and locations: Friday, Feb. 6 — Route 65 Diner in Posen, 1 to 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20 — Alice’s Restaurant in Cheboygan, 11 ...

Adopt the positive winter perspective

Editorials and columns

“It’s so cold.” Yup, it is Northern Michigan. It gets cold. You have a choice as to where you live. There might be plenty of good reasons you live where you do and complications to moving, but you have a choice. “I don’t like having to do snow removal.” Pay someone else to do it. ...

The wrong narrative

Editorials and columns

If you follow what presents itself as "reporting" these days you have likely heard about a 5-year-old boy in Minneapolis who was used as "bait" to get his father, who had abandoned him, to return so he could be arrested. Some claimed the child had been "kidnapped" by ICE. Rep. Jasmine Crockett ...

Can the Vances make it cool to have kids?

Editorials and columns

Vice President J.D. Vance is putting his own spin on MAGA -- Make America Grow Again. Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance recently announced that she is pregnant. Their fourth child, a boy, is due in June. Usha isn't the only woman connected to the White House who is expecting. Press Secretary ...