President Donald Trump delivers an address during the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 21, 2026. Screenshot from White House video via X.

Trump cancels tariffs over Greenland after talks with NATO 

By Emel Akan, Nathan Worcester and Andrew Moran Contributing Writers  DAVOS, Switzerland — President Donald Trump has pulled back on planned 10% tariffs on European countries over Greenland, and announced the “framework” of a future

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Gary Horton | A Tuesday Paper, Lesson in Democracy

Tuesday’s Signal was a masterclass in why a vibrant local newspaper is still essential to civic life and democracy. That edition was chock-a-block with insights, from hard news to opinion

Letters to the Editor

Larry Moore | Focus on the Courthouse

After numerous early-on letters of concern about the proposed eight-story courthouse across the street from the mall, I have heard nothing recently. Crickets.  I have heard plenty about the detour

Letters to the Editor

Rob Kerchner | A Study in Contrast

Democrats won an election and hired 87,000 IRS agents to go after American citizens. Republicans won an election and hired 20,000 Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to go after foreign

Letters to the Editor

Kevin D. Korenthal | When Trust Is Not Enough

Like many current and former residents of this community, I was saddened to read recent news regarding allegations of financial misconduct at The Painted Turtle, a nonprofit long admired for

The U.S. Capitol building at sunrise in Washington on Jan. 16, 2025. Photo by Madalina Kilroy.

Congress unveils $1.2T bipartisan funding package 

By Arjun Singh Contributing Writer  The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday released the text of a $1.2 trillion three-bill spending package that would fund several federal departments and agencies until Sept. 30.  The package of

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Jim de Bree | Unanswered Questions in Minnesota

Like most Americans, I was appalled to learn about the fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent. Her actions were not a capital

Letters to the Editor

Patty Stephenson | A Thought-Provoking Column

My husband and I separately read the (Jan. 15) commentary by Richard Harding regarding the death of Dr. Martin Luther King and were impressed both by the thoughts and quality

Letters to the Editor

Nancy Fairbanks | About That Pardon

After repeatedly explaining my understanding of President Donald Trump’s pardon of former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández, I decided to share it here. This is not about whether Hernández was

New laws taking effect in 2026

Getting up to speed on new California laws for 2026 

From CalMatters  Most of the hundreds of new California laws that are set to take effect on the first day of the new year won’t change your life. They’re adjustments to existing laws and directions

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Iran protest death toll nears 4,000, human rights group says 

By Guy Birchall Contributing Writer  The U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency said on Sunday that it estimates at least 3,919 people have been killed during the recent protests in Iran, adding that 8,949 additional deaths