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Letters to the Editor

Waste exposed

EDITOR: The recent hysteria over the DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) findings is as revealing as the report itself. Suddenly, a chorus of bureaucrats is wailing about the “threat to public service”, not because the findings are wrong, but because the grift is being ...

Government waste

EDITOR: The recent hysteria over the DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) findings is as revealing as the report itself. Suddenly, a chorus of bureaucrats is wailing about the “threat to public service”, not because the findings are wrong, but because the grift is being ...

Everyone has an opinion

EDITOR: Everyone has an opinion. Obviously, there are disagreements over opinions. If we don’t agree with someone, it is no exaggeration to say this can lead to hostility, as every war is started by opinion. Have you ever considered your/my/our opinion could be wrong? I’d like to share ...

Help for federal employees

EDITOR: These are both uncertain and frightening times for those who are employed by the Federal government. We are reaching out to offer our Upper Peninsula Federal community another “tool in their toolbox” as we grapple with daily threats coming from the current administration. We are ...

Bergman and DOGE

EDITOR: Congressman Bergman: Can you use your positions in congressional committees to recover money that may have been wasted by Elon Musk under the guise of DOGE? The president created DOGE, without Congressional authority, violating Article II of the U.S. Constitution, which gives ...

Insurance logic

EDITOR: So we are losing a local transportation company due to rising insurance costs. The logic escapes me. It’s far better to raise rates and let a business close? Who wins in this situation? Nobody. I use public transportation. Trust me when I say this was a stupid decision by the ...