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Editorials and columns

The Bernie Sanders plan to sabotage the future

Most people welcome economic growth, but Bernie Sanders hates it. As they say, there's no accounting for taste. The Vermont socialist has come out against data centers, the mass computing facilities essential to the development of artificial intelligence. There are all sorts of NIMBY-type ...

It’s hard to hide the dysfunction of the Trump White House

Will someone please tell President Trump that he's not running against Joe Biden anymore? That much should be obvious, even to casual observers, but, halfway into his second term, he can't seem to let his former opponent go. "Eleven months ago, I inherited a mess, and I am fixing it," Trump ...

Christ: God’s gift who keeps on giving

With Christmas near, many people are excited to exchange gifts with family and loved ones. Children are especially enthusiastic on Christmas morning as they open their presents under the tree, hoping they received everything they asked for. They could be getting the latest technological gadgets ...

The part Gen Z won’t say out loud

Per my reporting duties, I had the opportunity to attend the Besser Male Chorus Christmas concert this month. This was actually the first time in my life I have ever stepped into the Trinity Episcopal Church in Alpena, and I grew up in this town. Isn’t that weird? I noticed that all the ...

It will be okay

On Christmas Day 1863, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote the poem we now know as the song "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day." Earlier in the year, Longfellow had unsuccessfully pressured his son, Charles, not to join the Union Army. On Christmas Day, Longfellow learned his beloved son had been ...