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OPINION: Trump’s State of the Union Was a Message Made for North Country A State of the Union that sounded a lot less like Washington — and a lot more like the North Country.

A State of the Union that sounded a lot less like Washington — and a lot more like the North Country.

OPINION: Trump’s State of the Union Was a Message Made for North Country

Watertown Post February 25, 2026

Watertown Post | Opinion / By Hans Wilder If you watched President Trump’s State of the Union...

THEY SAID IT. WE HAVE THE TAPE. This isn’t about scoring partisan points. It’s about memory. Political memory is short — unless someone insists on lengthening it.

This isn’t about scoring partisan points. It’s about memory. Political memory is short — unless someone insists on lengthening it.

THEY SAID IT. WE HAVE THE TAPE.

Watertown Post February 13, 2026

Watertown NY By Hans Wilder There are moments in politics when the spin machine runs so hot...

Tulsi Gabbard’s Appearance in Fulton County Reopens an Unfinished 2020 Debate Whether or not any formal findings emerge, the episode has already had an effect. It has reminded Washington that 2020 remains a live issue for millions of Americans and that the Trump administration has little interest in pretending otherwise.

Whether or not any formal findings emerge, the episode has already had an effect. It has reminded Washington that 2020 remains a live issue for millions of Americans and that the Trump administration has little interest in pretending otherwise.

Tulsi Gabbard’s Appearance in Fulton County Reopens an Unfinished 2020 Debate

Watertown Post January 30, 2026

By The Watertown Post FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — When Tulsi Gabbard was spotted near the Fulton County...

AI ‘Enhanced’ Image Clouds the Facts in the Pretti Shooting The Viral “Enhanced” Image

AI ‘Enhanced’ Image Clouds the Facts in the Pretti Shooting

Watertown Post January 28, 2026

Investigative Report | Watertown Post The Truth Behind the Pretti “Enhanced” Shooting Image — What Really Happened,...

Brothers, Not Invaders: Why Canada’s Facebook “Invasion Maps” Miss the Point Three Canadian military officers in uniform study a large map showing a fictional U.S. invasion route from Ogdensburg, New York through Kingston to Ottawa, marked with red arrows and military symbols.

Three Canadian military officers in uniform study a large map showing a fictional U.S. invasion route from Ogdensburg, New York through Kingston to Ottawa, marked with red arrows and military symbols.

Brothers, Not Invaders: Why Canada’s Facebook “Invasion Maps” Miss the Point

Watertown Post January 28, 2026

Every few years—usually when politics gets spicy or the internet gets bored—Canada does a very Canadian thing:...

Rumors in Washington: Is the U.S. Preparing a Special Status for Canadians—and What It Would Mean for the St. Lawrence Valley

Watertown Post January 23, 2026

Rumors in Washington: Is the U.S. Preparing a Special Status for Canadians—and What It Would Mean for...

WATERTOWN POST OPINION The islands sit just south of Newfoundland, Canada

WATERTOWN POST OPINION

Watertown Post January 22, 2026

Europe in Our Backyard? No Thanks. Let’s be blunt. The Monroe Doctrine didn’t come with a footnote...

White House in High-Level Talks With Denmark and Greenland as U.S. Pushes Hard on Arctic Security High-level White House meetings are happening right now with Denmark and Greenland — and the Arctic chessboard just got real. Could the world wake up to an American-secured Greenland by this afternoon? The map of global power might be shifting faster than a New York minute.

High-level White House meetings are happening right now with Denmark and Greenland — and the Arctic chessboard just got real. Could the world wake up to an American-secured Greenland by this afternoon? The map of global power might be shifting faster than a New York minute.

White House in High-Level Talks With Denmark and Greenland as U.S. Pushes Hard on Arctic Security

Watertown Post January 14, 2026

Watertown Post – Washington Desk WASHINGTON — A flurry of high-level meetings is underway inside the White...

Clintons Refuse Epstein Testimony, Dare Congress to Hold Them in Contempt DigitalMediaUSA.com

Clintons Refuse Epstein Testimony, Dare Congress to Hold Them in Contempt

Watertown Post January 13, 2026

By Watertown Post Staff WASHINGTON — Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton...

Greenland Is the Next Alaska — and Fort Drum Is Right in the Middle of It The North Country’s Golden Age

Greenland Is the Next Alaska — and Fort Drum Is Right in the Middle of It

Watertown Post January 11, 2026

Watertown Post — Opinion & Analysis By Hans Wilder Every few generations, America faces a choice:Sit still...

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OPINION: Trump’s State of the Union Was a Message Made for North Country

THEY SAID IT. WE HAVE THE TAPE.

Tulsi Gabbard’s Appearance in Fulton County Reopens an Unfinished 2020 Debate

AI ‘Enhanced’ Image Clouds the Facts in the Pretti Shooting

Brothers, Not Invaders: Why Canada’s Facebook “Invasion Maps” Miss the Point

Rumors in Washington: Is the U.S. Preparing a Special Status for Canadians—and What It Would Mean for the St. Lawrence Valley

WATERTOWN POST OPINION

White House in High-Level Talks With Denmark and Greenland as U.S. Pushes Hard on Arctic Security

Clintons Refuse Epstein Testimony, Dare Congress to Hold Them in Contempt

Greenland Is the Next Alaska — and Fort Drum Is Right in the Middle of It

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