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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 ...

Existential threat

EDITOR: Some people learned a new word. One that sounds scary. Existential - relating to existence. It is really an overused word that one would use to sound smart. If you are old enough to remember Howard Cosell, it would be one of his favorite words right now. The media loves the word. Every story that comes along, has an existential feel about it. “Climate change is an existential threat to the globe.” “Donald Trump is an existential threat to the country.” “The war in Ukraine will expand and become an existential threat.” “Israel is an existential threat to the ...

What about Christmas?

EDITOR: What do you need to be rescued from? Everybody needs to be rescued from something. During the holidays, especially, wounds and deep hurts seem to make themselves known at a higher level. If it is the first holiday without someone, perhaps the most difficult thing is to be alone with your own thoughts. It is here where thoughts can sound something like this: “Will I ever feel normal again...the hurt, the pain, the uncertainty, the grief, the loneliness, the depression, my children, my grandchildren, the anxiousness. I am a real person with real pain. Is there any hope for ...

Deer hunting

EDITOR: Ignorance is alive and well in our newspapers, TV stations, etc. Exploiting the slaughter every year of our wildlife. Soon there will be no deer left after thousands are killed just like what happened to the bison, almost slaughtered into extinction. Man “cruel” has learned nothing except what is next on the agenda to kill. Are doves next? If this is “God’s Country”, why are God’s creatures being killed? Why do so called God fearing religious people attend church and recite the “Ten Commandments” which includes, “Thou Shalt Not Kill” and then go out and ...

Why Thanksgiving?

EDITOR: What would the world look like if each country suddenly came to the conclusion that the Golden Rule is to be followed? What if the United States chose to promote, “we here in America stand for the flag and kneel for the cross.” These two suggestions would infuriate many. Left, Right, Christian, Atheist, Muslim, Hindu, Mormon...it doesn’t matter. We are all the same. There are no exceptions. We are all born with the same God-given hole in our heart. Who am I? What am I doing here? Why is it that there always seems to be something missing? America today: Are we afraid ...