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No Nobel Peace Prize, but definitely an Oscar and an Emmy for Trump

Today, one has to assume that President Donald Trump does not see himself winning the Nobel Peace Prize anytime soon. But, an Oscar and an Emmy? Yes, without any doubt. He has been America's Best Actor in a Drama and Best Director of a Reality TV Show. After all, a man who has threatened to blow up a country to "back to the Stone Ages"; is refusing (via the use of a military blockade) to allow Cuba access to oil/energy needed for their survival, as a "negotiating" tool (some may call it ex-diplomacy, aka: extortion diplomacy); and would want to engage in war over a country's ...

Garden club, ACC to host plant sale

ALPENA — The Alpena Garden Club and Alpena Community College growers will have their annual plant sale on May 21 from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. The sale is held at the ACC greenhouse area off Woodward Avenue, across from the Northern Lights Arena. The two groups will be selling tomatoes, peppers, herbs, and flowers, including hanging baskets. There will also be a perennial plant sale at the same time, at the same location. The plants will be donated by garden club members. People are encouraged to bring boxes to take your plants home.

The New York Times finds a glamorous backer of theft and murder

Back in 2020, National "Public" Radio promoted a nasty little book called "In Defense of Looting." NPR summarized the "Marxist-informed" author Vicky Osterweil in the wake of the "racial justice" rioting in cities: "She argues that looting is a powerful tool to bring about real, lasting change ...

How Biden’s DOJ went after pro-lifers

We now know something the Biden administration spent years denying: It wasn't merely enforcing the law around abortion clinics -- it was allegedly partnering with abortion activists to identify, track and ultimately prosecute pro-life Americans. And that should stop every honest person in ...

2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs: Get to know the favorites and what to watch for

The NHL's Stanley Cup Playoffs are not far away, with the first series set to begin on Saturday, April 18. The league is on track for the biggest postseason turnover in history, with the potential for half the field — eight of the 16 spots — to be teams that did not qualify a year ago. ...

Foreign-born players in Major League Baseball drops to lowest percentage since 2014

NEW YORK (AP) — The percentage of players born outside the 50 states in Major League Baseball dropped to its lowest level since 2014 while Japan's 14 were its most since 2010. There were 249 players from 16 nations and territories outside of the 50 states among 948 players on opening day active rosters and injured and restricted lists, the commissioner's office said Friday. The 26.3% was down from 27.8% last year and the lowest since 26.3% in 2014. The high of 29.8% was in 2017. This year's total represents a drop of 21 players from 2023, when 270 set the high for a season with ...