EDITOR: My father grew up near KI Sawyer when he was a boy. During that time, the threat of nuclear war felt so real — so big — that schools would do drills on how to protect themselves if the airbase was ever hit by a nuclear weapon. He told me that even as a child, he knew he was close ...

EDITOR: Memorial Day 1968 was on Thursday. In 1969, it was on Friday. The date for both was May 30th. It wasn’t until 1971 that the holiday was moved to the last Monday in May. The personal significance was that those two years were spent in Vietnam. A week before the 1968 holiday, I was ...

EDITOR: This morning I was watching, Senator Durbin (D) on TV speaking about gun legislation. He stated that gun legislation is a “ Painful process.” What the hell? What’s a “Painful process?” Painful: Ten year old children and teachers are dead… they were barricaded inside of ...

EDITOR: Well, it’s no shock these days to see the price of everything going up. After all, there’s a war in Ukraine.. Putin’s war. Right? Today, the headline read, “Living in Escanaba may soon cost more.” A few comments about that ‘planned’ increases in the cost of utilities ...

EDITOR: I am writing in regards to the Escanaba City Council decision to allow off-road vehicles onto the city streets of Escanaba. To the members of the council that voted in favor, I ask a simple question: How many residents of Escanaba will use this new “privilege” to ride their ...

EDITOR: The League of Women Voters of Michigan is a committed partner in support of Promote the Vote 2022. This is a citizen-initiated ballot proposal to amend the Michigan Constitution to improve both election security and access to voting. This ballot initiative will: Make voting more ...