EDITOR: Congressman Bergman, On April 5, 2025 I sent you a message expressing concern that the Veterans Administration was facing a cut of 80,000 employees. I asked how those cuts would effect the VA hospital in Iron Mountain, the VA 4medical clinic in Gladstone and Vet Center in Escanaba. ...

EDITOR: Earth Day has been celebrated since 1970, making 2025 its 55th anniversary. There are many ways to observe this holiday, including collecting trash on the beach or in a park, planting a tree or a shrub, or taking a hike in the woods. This is the time of migration. The birds are coming ...

EDITOR: I am very surprised that no one has responded to Mr. King’s letters to the press about the upcoming school millage proposals in Gladstone. I would like to respond and say I back him in voting no on proposals. I worked in various school systems for 30 years, so I am aware of ...

EDITOR: A letter to the editor by another identified me as a Democrat. Although not offended by that assumption I am not a member of the Democratic Party. The same individual spoke of the “Democratic platform being a masterclass in economic sabotage and foreign policy blunders” among ...

EDITOR: I wrote Congressman Jack Bergman a couple of days ago urging him to take steps to reclaim Congress‘ authority to set tariff tax rates. Bergman‘s response: By imposing reciprocal tariffs-matching or exceeding the trade barriers imposed by other nations-President Trump has ...

EDITOR: One way to diminish the power or influence of a word, a movement, a group or a philosophy is to use it to describe a totally different circumstance. The “Black Power” movement was diluted when “Power” was added to describe “Gray” (elderly people), “Green” ...