EDITOR: Living wage. I have heard that term a lot lately. I used to hear it years ago. I remember a few years ago, when Seattle instituted a $15 minimum wage. Less than a year later, a lot of the smaller Mom and Pop style shops were forced to close because they could not afford to stay open. ...

EDITOR: Wouldn't it be wonderful if we had a person locally, that would listen to us and represent us? A person with experience, knowledge that is honest, has family values and is always on the sunny side? Someone that will research what the public wants and find the best way to get things ...

EDITOR: On August 22, you ran an opinion piece that began: “Former President Donald Trump will soon be indicted by a federal grand jury.” The writer, Andrew Napolitano, a former New Jersey Superior Court judge and a FOX News commentator, described the former President as “the victim of ...

EDITOR: I wish to address Tom Grant's letter 'A Little More Action Please' and Sviland's letter `Northshore Development'. Condos and hotels on the Northshore are not what will attract younger people to Escanaba. What will are jobs — jobs that pay families a living wage — not more service ...

Editors Note: This letter was originally published in the Friday, Aug. 12 edition of the Daily Press. The name of the letter writer was inadvertently excluded in the online version of the Daily Press. The letter was not sent by any government entity or official in Ford River Township. The ...

EDITOR: You ever wonder why people get jaded and frustrated in regards to government? Take our city council - please. Between the North Shore Development and the legal pot sales, these people couldn't fight their way out of a wet paper bag with contacting two lawyers, several consultants and ...