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Letters to the Editor

Calling on Bergman to investigate judge

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 ...

Proof of citizenship isn’t voter suppression

I appreciate the concerns raised in the recent letter about petitions seeking proof of citizenship to register to vote. Protecting voting rights is absolutely essential, but it is equally important to ensure that elections are fair, secure, and limited to citizens, as our Constitution ...

Beware of voter suppression petitions

There is a movement afoot to undermine the voter expansion amendments Michigan’s electorate passed in 2018 and 2022. Currently, circulators are trying to gather signatures on petitions which will require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote. This is all to solve a problem ...

Unions the solution, not the problem

A recent letter attacking unions painted them as relics of the past, extortion rackets that fuel inflation, protect mediocrity and distort our politics. It’s a familiar script, but it doesn’t hold up to reality. Let’s start with the claim that unions “once served a purpose” but are ...

Letters welcome

Letters should be kept as brief as possible — ideally no more than 250 words — but can be up to about 500 words. The letter must include the writer’s full, legal name, address and telephone number. Submissions without this information will not be printed. Letters are to be signed with a ...

Rebuttal: The myths about unions

The glowing praise of unions in a letter published Aug. 30 overlooks what unions have become in modern America. A century ago, unions may have served a purpose in pushing for basic workplace safety. But today they operate more like political machines and extortion rackets than advocates for ...