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Poor attendance

EDITOR: To the community of Rock, and Maple Ridge Township, we were disappointed that we only had three individuals who took the time to attend the Flag Day ceremony at the veterans memorial. The ceremony included the proper disposal of retired American flags, by honorably burning them. Democracy dies when its people become complacent to the liberty and privilege of honoring the country and flag that many people died to protect. Rock American Legion Post 559 and American Legion Auxiliary Unit 559. Raymond J Seppanen Kathleen G Seppanen Rock

A conundrum

EDITOR: The American Heritage Dictionary defines a conundrum as a “problem admitting of no satisfactory solution, [or] a difficult and complicated problem, [or, a] riddle in which a fanciful question is answered by a pun.” One of these problems is “lost” money in the thousands. So find it! Until then, no “planned” utility and tax hike on the already put upon “too expensive to live here” citizens. Conundrum solved? No, Yikes. New dumbness: telling above citizens that now more money is needed. Why”? For a marijuana attorney. What kind of joint is this. (pun) Why ...

Signs, signs, everywhere

EDITOR: I understand that there is a sign ordinance in Escanaba. We were contacted because someone that wanted to put a lighted sign up less than a block away. Someone in the area took it upon themselves to try and get this sign request not approved. North Lincoln Road across from Travelodge. It was approved and they have a very nice sign now. We just came by the new Chamber of Commerce/U.P. State Fair Office/Welcome Center. They have the same kind of sign. I don’t know how long it has been there. I am usually looking to turn to go home right there. My question: Did someone get ...

Baskets on Ludington Street

EDITOR: I was on Ludington Street today and noticed that there are hanging baskets with flowers, many small trees planted on each block and then on many corners there are giant pots to hold flowers. I can’t even begin to imagine how much each pot cost let alone the cost to fill those pots with potting soil and flowers. I was under the impression the City of Escanaba was hurting for funds and will increase our taxes and wastewater price. The city will have to pay a city employee to water all those trees and flowers and then there is the cost of the wastewater. Where is that money ...

Election fraud

EDITOR: Recently, Republican efforts to severely restrict voter access to the polls in Michigan hit a major snag — election fraud. Tens of thousands of signatures collected on petitions supporting the “Secure MI Vote” referendum were collected by the same group as those found by the Michigan Bureau of Elections and Board of Canvassers on petitions submitted by five Republican candidates for governor to be fraudulent, causing organizers of “Secure MI Vote,” to miss petition submission deadlines. Consequently, the Secretary of State’s office has indicated that the ...

Safety of children

EDITOR: Your June 1st edition carried a most moving letter by Brianna Ecklid regarding the deterioration of safety of our children now face. I agree with her analogy regarding the possibility of attack from the USSR back in the 1960s. I recall, while living in northern Ohio, we would drive to Cleveland for a ball game and pass Nike anti-aircraft batteries along the lake shore. To one as old as Brianna’s daughter is now, this was frightening and incomprehensible. We actually believed the “Duck and Cover” drills back then might be effective. In something as insane (and ...