Editorials

Is federal government trying to kick sick people off Medicaid?

Is the federal government trying to kick sick people off Medicaid? It certainly seems like it. Congress made the policy choice to impose work requirements on Medicaid — which in itself is likely to result in people losing coverage largely for administrative reasons like failing to file paperwork on time. Now, a rule released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in June governing how to implement those work requirements is imposing even more administrative burdens, threatening to kick even those who are physically unable to work off their plans. As Stacey Nee, a ...

Editorial cartoon for July 20, 2026

Appreciated Lagina brothers being IM-K parade marshals

BOUQUET: Among their many adventures, Rick and Marty Lagina are particularly known for their long-running reality TV show “The Curse of Oak Island.” Now, as Marty pointed out, they can include the honor of being grand marshals in the Iron Mountain-Kingsford Independence Day Parade this ...

Editorial cartoon for July 18, 2026

No easy answers on homeless issue

Anyone who works in government, or even pays close attention to what government can and will do on any given issue, knows that policy is driven by money. Perhaps not entirely but certainly to some significant degree. That’s the case at the local level, where massive borrowing to cover pell-mell spending just doesn’t happen like it does at the federal and state levels. Where are we going with this? The most recent dust up involving residents and others who frequent the Room at the Inn facility on West Washington Street in downtown Marquette is a textbook example of government policy ...

Editorial cartoon for July 17, 2026