EDITOR: Fran Majestic’s letter of 6/25 recognizes “all voters … have the opportunity to decide the party’s candidates (and) to build party unity…” Admirable and responsible. However, she does not mention that not all candidates are “responsible” or at least ethical in their ...

EDITOR: My travels started when I was 18, after my graduation from high school, I worked as a salesman-auditor for Northrup - King Inc, leaving Minnesota, my home state, to work in Detroit and then West Virginia. Although Lyndon B. Johnson had passed the 1964 Civil Rights act, Jim Crow laws ...

EDITOR: Have you heard President Trump refer to RINOs (Republican In Name Only)? There are many local examples of this, but the most obvious is Matt Jensen running as a Republican for County Commissioner. First, he ran as a Democrat in 2016 for Wells Twp Supervisor, then he ran as an ...

EDITOR: I’d like to respond to Joanne Clark’s recent letter to the editor in which she took representative Preston to task. Can somebody please tell me what gun violence is? As I understand it it takes somebody who is unstable to pick up a gun, which is a tool. What’s wrong with having ...

EDITOR: Shame on you Representative Prestin. You cosponsored a bill to adopt an assault weapon as the “official rifle” of the state. Anyone who has children and grandchildren fears gun violence. Do you know that kids as young as those in kindergarten do drills to hide from a potential ...

EDITOR: Birds are a treasured part of the Upper Peninsula’s natural diversity and beauty. Addressing climate change and protecting our beautiful natural resources will help ensure that they can thrive across Michigan for generations to come. One important opportunity is community solar, ...