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Robert’s rants

EDITOR: Last month, columnist Robert Reich went off again on the evils of the GOP and his favorite target, Donald Trump. In an earlier column, he encouraged Blue voters to move to Red states so they could vote against Trump there. What? He even blames the media and Democrats (oops, I repeat myself) for not going hard enough on the GOP. For Reich, Biden is not too old — our President who cannot walk or talk. Biden has one advantage — far superior to his VP Harris. It appears that the Dems may be replacing the President this summer to get telegenic star, California Governor Newsom on ...

Deer hunting deeply ingrained in U.P.

EDITOR: This letter is response to a letter written by Diana Peach that appeared in the Daily Press on November 30th. In her letter, she expresses her hated of deer hunting and the killing of these animals. I’m eighty two years old and have deer hunted for sixty five years. My favorite months of the year are October and November. Planning, preparation add to the excitement as November 15th approaches. My family established our deer camp over forty years ago and we spend as much time at camp as possible. Shooting a deer is secondary to all the other joys that deer hunting brings. ...

County board questions

EDITOR: There have been many questions brought up by the public at county commission meetings that have gone unanswered. Here are a few: 1. The commission approved an easement change request for Rory Mattson affecting the public 1,400 acre Cornell Forest. The DNR notified Chairman Moyle that this easement change violates the terms of the grant used to purchase the property, putting the county at risk of having to repay the $956,200 grant funds. Why would you approve a change that comes at such a great risk to the county? 2. Over an 11-year period, Rory Mattson, on behalf of the ...

Great concert

EDITOR: What do Presbyterians, bay de knockers, Padua’s, John I. on the pipes, Barbershopper’s Cohen “Hallelujah,” EHS and Father Tim have in common? Last Friday night, Enhance Escanaba sponsored the Resurrection of Escanaba’s annual Festival of Choirs after a four-year absence. St. Joseph/St. Patrick Church in Esky was the location with its stunning acoustics. 100 singers sang before a full house, six choirs singing their selections and then combining together to perform Handel’s “And the Glory of the Lord” and the house rocker, “Hallelujah Chorus” as the ...

Chicken Little

EDITOR: Last evening, December 7, 2023, I watched the Escanaba City Council on YouTube, vote not to send the city chicken ordinance for a second public hearing. Ms. Karen Moore made the motion to move the chicken ordinance to second public hearing and it died. All the roosters sat there on their perch and said nothing… no “Cock-A-Doodle-Do.” The chicken ordinance stated no roosters. Thank you Ms. Karen Moore the lonely hen. We all know the children book, “Chicken Little” written by Steven Kellogg. The story about the sky is falling when an acorn falls on its head. Paranoia ...

Get informed

EDITOR: In another 20- 25 years, the youth in this country will be the ones in charge. That is a scary thought. For example; Re: the Hamas terrorist attacks, and Israeli response. If you ask the next 20 people if they know what has happened. I would guess that maybe 3 people have any idea. College campuses are wildly protesting Israel. A few days ago, there was a reporter asking the protesters why they were there. A couple of them were holding signs calling for a ceasefire. This was 4 days into the ceasefire! The Jay Leno show used to do the Jaywalking segments. Jesse Watters has ...