Location, location, location: Greenland’s position above the Arctic Circle makes the world’s largest island a key part of security strategy. But for whom?

FILE - Danish military forces participate in an exercise with hundreds of troops from several European NATO members in the Arctic Ocean in Nuuk, Greenland, Sept. 15, 2025.

AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File

Increasing international tensions, global warming, and the changing world economy have put Greenland at the heart of the debate over global trade and security, and U.S. President Donald Trump wants to make sure his country controls this mineral-rich island that guards the Arctic and North Atlantic approaches to North America.

Dressed in historic Civil War attire, members of the Idaho Mounted Calvary take time to stroll along a pathway at the Three Island State Park as they took part in a celebration that marked the 25th anniversary of the opening of the Oregon Trail History and Education Center at the Three Island State Park in Glenns Ferry.

Photo by Brian S. Orban

Last week, the Mountain Home News looked at the top 10 stories of the year with a month-by-month breakdown of major stories from the first half of the year.

This week, the newspaper takes a look at the stories from the second half of the past year, which highlighted a number of changes affecting Mountain Home and surrounding communities.

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Daniel Damigo, senior vice commander with Mountain Home Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5423, presents Ella Gonzalez with this year’s Voice of Democracy award during a ceremony held at the post headquarters in Mountain Home.

Photo courtesy of the Veterans of Foreign Wars

Two students from the Mountain Home area earned honors as they shared their perspectives with regards to patriotism and national unity as they took part in a yearly competition hosted by the local Veterans of Foreign Wars post.

Wavaerly Wallaert gained recognition as the post winner during the Patriots Pen Essay contest while Ella Gonzalez took home post-level honors before taking home a second-place award during the district-level Voice of Democracy event.

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