Editors note: The figures presented in this letter were sourced from official Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, or MDARD, reports, the Small Business Association of Michigan, Interlochen Public Radio and The Detroit News. I’m befuddled! The Michigan Chamber of ...

Like many residents, I believe public transportation is an important service for our community. Seniors, veterans, individuals with disabilities and others depend upon it for medical appointments, groceries, work and maintaining their independence. If the facts show that these essential ...

In a world that is guided by solidarity and programmed anatomic emotionless decision-making through A.I., online shopping and social platforms, walking into a small business can bring rays of color into one’s life. This is what I experience when I walk into Healthway Nutrition Store in ...

A Headlee rollback is being sought by the current Delta County Board of Commissioners. If you support this, then you support having your taxes go up 9.5% or more at the county level. Serving on the county Board of Commissioners for almost 14 years, I presided over 14 balanced budgets and ...

This statement cuts both ways: "What is important to me may not be important to you." We've all been shaped by surrounding influences. Some examples would be the culture, a coach/mentor and teachers. However, most would agree that our primary influence is Mom and Dad. A very influential father ...

Here is a letter I sent U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Watersmeet, on March 9 through his Congressional portal. Congressman Bergman, The Trump administration’s multiple tariffs, threats to annex Greenland and Canada, attacks on Venezuela purportedly for drug trafficking, while pardoning a former ...