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Change just two letters in Bob Dylan’s song, and his prophetic words ring true for our times: “ … for the climes they are a changin’.” The reality of climate change resulting from rising levels of greenhouse gases caused by human activity is recognized as a life-imperiling...

June is Pride Month. This month celebrates the successes of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) community.

I really don’t like politics. I dislike the phoniness, the nastiness, the lying and the talking out of both sides of your mouth. During the past several years, the political system has seemed almost intolerable both between political parties and even within the same party. It makes...

In the six weeks since the Husky Refinery disaster, Superior citizens have questions about their safety and the role of the Husky Refinery in Superior moving forward. Silence from the city council has done nothing to answer these questions. It should be noted that the Husky Refinery...

As high school commencements and graduating parties pass, it is time for the next challenge: Life. Are these young adults ready to be adults? One question for each and every new graduate (adult) is, "have you registered to vote?" Another is, "are your friends registered to vote?"...

I would like to direct my letter to those people who think it's OK to drive their pet out into the country and drop it off near some farm or on a country road. What they don't seem to understand is that their nice friendly kitty, with zero survival skills, quickly becomes very scared...

Hillary Clinton's defeat was caused by a number of factors. Here's a couple of reasons why: * Trump with his repeated "crooked Hillary" remarks. * Facebook has already admitted their "unintended influence." What does our American history tell us about women? By Feb. 3, 1870, men of...

While President Trump, House Speaker Paul Ryan, U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy and other Republicans are trying to convince us the December 2017 Tax Cut and Jobs Act is benefiting the working class, more evidence is surfacing that proves it is a tax bill of, by and for the rich. A recent analysis...

For decades, the federal government had only occasional scandals.

It is time to set the record straight. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., works for us, we the people, in Wisconsin. Jason's Law, a bipartisan Veterans Administration opioid prescribing reform, was named for U.S. Marine veteran Jason Simcakoski. Like too many of our veterans, Jason Simcakoski,...

For several weeks the media was reporting on the migrant caravan coming up through Mexico to enter the United States illegally. We are told that these people are leaving their home countries to escape violence and oppression because of their political or religious beliefs as well...

Our family is not eligible for the tax rebate offered to those with children younger than 17. Our three children all had the benefit of an excellent education through Madison Public Schools. Our city, county and schools have done everything possible to ensure that funds and programs...

As I age, I realize that with each passing year, the world is spinning very quickly, but in a very wrong direction. My past experiences have given me the insight to at least know that who and what we are becoming is just plain wrong. While growing up, wisdom was a word but not a...

President Trump is getting rid of many regulations. The reason Trump and his fellow Republicans have stated is that regulations cost jobs, increases product costs and is bad for the economy. But is this true and how did we get rules and regulations?

Under the radar, and with a deadline of May 30 for public comment, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt is proposing a rule that would grant him the power to censor science. Under the proposed rule, studies like those evidencing links between air pollution and...