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Letters to the Editor

County board meeting

EDITOR: I just finished watching the Delta County Board of Commissioners meeting of the whole which took place on Tuesday evening, March 28. I am mortified and embarrassed to think that this is what is being preserved and made available on YouTube for people everywhere to watch. All of the ...

9.2 billion dollars

EDITOR: The State of Michigan has a surplus of 9.2 billion dollars. That is $9,200,000,000. 92 thousand million. Do you know what that means? It means that the state took more from us taxpayers than was needed. The state is not a company or business. If my company has a good year, we make ...

Enbridge plans

EDITOR: Thank you Daily Press for your front page story regarding the US Army Corps of Engineers delaying Enbridge’s plans for the Great Lakes Oil Pipeline Tunnel proposed to run under the Straits of Mackinaw. Thank you also for publishing the front page picture in color showing the damage ...

Tunnel delay

EDITOR: I can’t help but think there is something crooked going on here. Enbridge wants to replace an aging, above ground, pipeline in the water under the Straits of Mackinaw. They want to build a tunnel that would fully encase pipelines. Big enough for a vehicle to drive through. Right now ...

Gladstone left out

EDITOR: It is exciting to hear about cruise ships coming to Escanaba this year. The article on Saturday talked about all of the Escanaba businesses that could benefit and also having bus trips to Pictured Rocks. Just a few miles to the north is the wonderful City of Gladstone and there was no ...

Delta County Commission

EDITOR: It is practically unbelievable that the Delta County Commission would vote to approve a contract that they haven’t read. How do I know they haven’t read it? Because — by their own admission and this paper’s reporting — it hasn’t been written yet! This kind of behavior is ...