The following is a letter I submitted to U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman on Oct. 19. Since then, four more unarmed boats have been attacked. U.S. forces have attacked and sunk six unarmed boats, which the Defense Department identified as Venezuelan drug traffickers heading to the U.S. However, the ...

In 1972, Escanaba acquired 40 acres for $1 with the stipulation that it be used for “public purposes”. Only 5 acres remain; the rest sold long ago. The remaining parcel was afforded park status on April 21, 1977, when the city council approved a Planning Commission recommendation for ...

As we celebrate National Friends of Libraries Week from Oct. 19–25, I’d like to take a moment to recognize and thank the Friends of the Escanaba Public Library — a dedicated group of volunteers who have supported and enhanced our library since 1988. The Friends are your neighbors — ...

When a news organization starts name calling, ask yourself why they’re throwing around words like racist, misogynist, fascist and Nazi? Typically, when someone starts raising their voice, pounding their fist on the table and calls somebody a name, it’s because they don’t have a legitimate ...

The Gladstone City Commission made an offensive decision on Sept. 22 when it allowed K-9 Officer Dylan Nadeau-Enright to bail on his contract 16 months early and threw out the previously agreed-upon stipulation that he would pay back the money for the dog that had been donated by ...

This letter was sent to U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Watersmeet: Lawyers from the administration are accused of lying to judges in court. You must investigate and, if necessary, impeach a recently appointed circuit judge. A Department of Justice lawyer was fired after he told a judge the ...