The Dec. 20, 2024 Timberjay article, “Trump Victory Boosts Copper-Nickel Prospects,” contains a quote that says about mining critics: “They are just scared.” This continues a …

Recently, I sent a Christmas package to a relative in another state. Usually, I have no issues with my faithful local courteous postal workers and I am always given a tracking number and …

President-elect Trump has stated that he will impose a tariff on all foreign goods coming into the United States. The U.S. currently has trade agreements with 20 countries and, …

So far, we have not made much progress in arresting rising global temperatures generated by our greenhouse emissions.  They have formed a “canopy” in our atmosphere, blocking …

Political theater by Democrats just keeps getting embellished. Bloody backstabbing and blaming is entertaining as the Democrats try to figure out why they lost to the Russian agent Hitler Nazi …

Political campaigns can be inspiring. I’m thinking of Rep. Skraba’s campaign and his statement that “Thirty years is too long to wait.” Of course, he was referring to …

Kudos to the Ely-Palestine Solidarity Group (EPSG) and their allies at Jews for Justice in Palestine, the Arab-Jewish Partnership for Peace and Justice in the Middle East, the New Israel Fund, the …

Two readers submitted letters about the Israel-Gaza war to our local papers in the last two weeks.  There is no evidence that either of the writers has gone to any of the Ely-Palestine …

Economic systems are born, they develop, evolve and finally, they die. Village barter, master-slave and lord-serf economic systems have come and gone, giving rise to antidemocratic employer-employee …

Now that the election is past it is time to move on and begin to work hard on the issues that have been troubling the American people. Let’s release the highly controversial issues that have …

The election of Donald Trump means that America’s public lands will be on the chopping block for the next four years. Pete Stauber’s re-election puts the Boundary Waters and the greater …

In his letter last week, “Misinformation is increasing antisemitism,” Charles Marsden accused the Ely- Palestine Solidarity Group (EPSG) of spreading misinformation and increasing …

As we watch the next federal administration taking shape and observe actions of the current American government, we should recognize fascism gaining influence. I use an accepted definition of fascism …

Members of the Ely Palestine Solidarity Group don’t realize that there has never been a country named Palestine. For centuries preceding World War I, the entire Middle East was under the …

I am thrilled to share the wonderful news that our community has come together to support our students, educators, and school programs by passing the capital project levy authorization. This …

Last week the Timberjay reported that the Tower City Council was “skeptical over cost of sprint medic pilot project”, particularly the $200 charge to the area ambulance service each time …

Last week’s editorial offered a very good history and analysis of how of the electoral college subverts democracy. Another issue has been how the chosen electors never exercise their …

We would like to thank the generosity of the Cook Thrift Store for donating four bags of blankets and winter clothing, as well as the Tower Food Shelf’s donation of winter clothing, and all …

Can you believe it? The Democrats forgot to rig the election! Truth is, just as in 2020 the election was free, fair, and unrigged. I’m sorry Harris didn’t win, but I’m proud that …

As a musician, I think I can now empathize with the band on the Titanic. I’ll keep playing, hopefully to provide some comfort, but the truth is we’re all going to drown. We had a chance …

For those of us who voted blue, last week’s election results were a catastrophe of the highest order. We don’t think of the current president-elect as a savior who will restore …

In the end, she showed us grace, dignity, love, and respect for democracy and country, resilience, and her depth of compassion.  She promised a safe, peaceful transition of the executive branch …

In my post-election funk, I’ve been trying to get my head around how things went so horribly wrong, how my country would prefer a candidate such as Trump. And it seems obvious, at least to me, …

The latest world climate meeting, COP29, is currently in progress and one would hope that Trump or one of his associates would attend in preparation for his new administration. If he does not …

REGRESSION is a fantasy of going back to “Make America Great Again.” The slogan is a reactionary longing for a magical and mythical time when “life was better.” Trump’s …