Political

I was an altar boy at a Roman Catholic Church for several years.  In that amount of time I met and served with many priests that came through our town.  Some would come and talk about mission work they were doing.  Others would fill in for a time when our church was in between a Priest.  As an altar boy, we were constantly urged to consider becoming a priest ourselves from these traveling clergyme

Riding the wave of his re-election, President Barack Obama  hit upon themes of the economy, energy, climate change and gun control in his State of the Union address delivered to a joint session of Congress.

Superior Days is a grassroots community-based effort to bring issues of importance to Northwestern Wisconsin to the attention of State Legislators.  Of course the success  of Superior Days is due to your efforts!  Here's details you need to participate.

Thursday, February 21st CHUM will take part in Joint Religious Legislative Coalition Day on the Hill.  This is an advocacy day for people of faith as they gather to voice their concerns to their legislators. You can catch a FREE ride to and from the State Capitol.

They say politics is becoming more and more like reality television. Now a new petition that's rapidly collecting e-signatures on the White House's We The People webpage wants the Obama administration to go all in on this premise and produce a reality show featuring Vice President Joe Biden.

A video featuring celebrities calling for increased gun control has gun rights advocates upset and calling the celebrities "hypocrites."  Many of the celebrities in the clips have starred in movies and roles that depicted gun violence, and according to the gun rights advocate, the celebrities are making a hypocritical statement when they've capitalized on guns in their career.

Bentlyville is in danger of not returning next year because of disruptions that have occurred by "Preachers," spreading their message of fear to families and their children.  Nathan Bentley (founder of Bentlyville), is frustrated that it has been ruled legal for these preachers to occupy the family lighting attraction.  Now, we've also learned that one of the preachers who has been fight

The 2012 presidential election concluded on Nov. 6, and after clinching 303 electoral votes, President Barack Obama will return to the Oval Office for his second term. After one of the most heated battles in campaign history, President Obama delivered his victory speech in Chicago, Ill., saying, "Tonight you voted for action, not politics as usual ... I am looking forward to reaching out and

With election day behind us, many decisions have been made around the region, state and country. See election results for the greater Duluth and Superior area here.

While President Obama has won another term, coming out on top in both the electoral college and popular votes, other Northland elections and issues were decided in the wee hours of the morning.

Following a win in the state of Ohio, Barack Obama is being projected as the winner of the 2012 presidential race. To celebrate, Obama tweeted the above photo of himself embracing Michelle with the words, "Four more years."

As of now, 17 states have laws requiring voters to present photo ID before voting. Some have suggested these regulations may act to disenfranchise poor and minority voters, who could be less likely to have such identification. Last month a judge in Pennsylvania blocked the state from enforcing its voter ID laws in the 2012 election.