Opinion

There is, on the face of it, a clear logic behind President Donald Trump’s decision this month to raise the tariff on imported aluminum from 25 percent to 50 percent. He thinks the United States…

Rep. Melissa Hortman, former speaker of the Minnesota House, and her husband, Mark, were killed in their home early Saturday morning by someone impersonating a police officer. Several miles away, state Sen. John Hoffman and…

Future cancer cures are in jeopardy because of dramatic and unprecedented proposed reductions in research funding, staff eliminations and policy shifts at the National Institutes of Health and National Cancer Institute.  That’s why I traveled…

Israel’s attack on Iran opens the next phase of the Great Middle Eastern War that began on Oct. 7, 2023. Over the past 20 months, that war has played out on fronts across the region…

I shuddered as I covered the public hearing Thursday night on Evergy’s request for an electric rate increase — because I remember California. Evergy is requesting a bold increase of 8.62% in its rates.  That’s…

It is altogether fitting that the nation should honor the 250th anniversary of the United States Army on June 14, 2025. That’s a judgment that was shared by the Biden administration, under which planning for…

My high school class from South Haven has a group text where we share things going all the way back to a time when the world was so different than is the case today. Yes,…

On an April afternoon in a small Midwest town, I stood on the side of a busy street with around 500 of my neighbors and community members to protest the current administration and to defend…

Americans have a right to protest, to seek redress from their government. This nation’s history of protest is central to our national story, from patriots dumping tea in Boston Harbor to civil rights marchers crossing…

The Works Family Foundation’s investment in Humboldt students’ higher education has the power to be truly transformational. It will change lives, allowing youth to pursue their dreams and consider paths they had previously thought unrealistic.…