The home of Dwight Eisenhower and Amelia Earhart is rarely part of the national conversation -- but that could be about to change. It is becoming clear that the race for Senate this year could be a huge upset. In the 19th century, Kansas was the scene of violent clashes over slavery, which ...
In 1867, the United States purchased Alaska from the Russian Empire for $7.2 million. The deal was widely ridiculed. Critics called it "Seward's Folly," after the secretary of state and lead negotiator, William Seward. In hindsight, given the state's immense natural resources and strategic location, it's tough to think of Alaska as anything other than one of America's most important territorial expansions since Thomas Jefferson's Louisiana Purchase. Yet many have still not learned their lesson about the Monroe Doctrine, which warned foreign powers not to meddle with the U.S. in our ...
You may find this hard to believe, but the winner of the best political campaign commercial of the year has already been decided. But you won't find it on the tube, the radio, the paper or any of your screens if you find your "news" from some of those unreliable sources. So with a drum ...
“Have You Been Found?” What a busy morning! I had arrived just in time for an appointment. As I stepped out of my car I took an important phone call, shoved my keys in the open side pocket of my shoulder bag, and hurriedly made my way toward the entrance as I wrapped up the conversation. An hour later, I descended the elevator toward the exit and discovered that my keys were missing. Assuming that I had accidentally dropped them during my appointment, I returned to that area where helpful staff joined the search. We searched under chairs, on tables, and even in the garbage, but no ...
The macroeconomic numbers are good. America is near full employment. The stock market is doing well. Inflation is high, but down from where it was with former President Joe Biden. Americans do not care. They hate both parties. Republican operatives on the ground in state after state tell me ...
For the last four years, the community has listened to APS board member AJ MacArthur complain that his business is under boycott by community members who disagree with his decisions and actions while on the school board. The community seems to feel MacArthur is on the board in service to something other than the public school system that thousands of Alpena County families depend on. It seems counterintuitive that MacArthur is on a public school board as he homeschools his children; always has and likely always will. During a recent board meeting, MacArthur said he would not be attending ...
