If you walk into a local restaurant and start berating the hostess, waiter, or bartender, any self-respecting employer is going to send you right back out the door. Most employers recognize that they … more

When you go to a small school, like I did, it’s hard not to remember all of your teachers, but some were more memorable than others. Patricia Jackson, my American government teacher in my … more

True to my nature, I have been trying to figure out how and why we have come to such a bizarre impasse in our country. If I were a cartoonist, I would draw two lines of people facing each other … more

The decision by the Biden administration to study a possible 20-year mineral withdrawal affecting a portion of the Superior National Forest has generated plenty of predictable hyperbole from local … more

I am a lover of poetry. I read poetry. I write poetry. I share poems. A good poem satisfies me as much as a morsel of fine chocolate. It comforts me like a favorite blanket. It can challenge my point … more

The fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be felt by businesses across the North Country. Car dealerships are struggling to find vehicles. A local snowmobile dealership told us they … more

The results of a Senate Judiciary Committee investigation, released this past week, offer both hope and a dire warning for the future of elections in the U.S. While much of what was in the Senate … more

Time flies between my weeks for column writing and the thought that I have nothing of value to say generally crosses my mind ahead of time. Usually my pieces are about humorous and sometimes shocking … more

Who says Americans are divided? We hear it all the time from the media and politicians, but on some major issues, polling has consistently shown that vast majorities of Americans of both parties are … more