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Letters to the Editor

County board questions

EDITOR: There have been many questions brought up by the public at county commission meetings that have gone unanswered. Here are a few: 1. The commission approved an easement change request for Rory Mattson affecting the public 1,400 acre Cornell Forest. The DNR notified Chairman Moyle ...

Chicken Little

EDITOR: Last evening, December 7, 2023, I watched the Escanaba City Council on YouTube, vote not to send the city chicken ordinance for a second public hearing. Ms. Karen Moore made the motion to move the chicken ordinance to second public hearing and it died. All the roosters sat there on ...

Get informed

EDITOR: In another 20- 25 years, the youth in this country will be the ones in charge. That is a scary thought. For example; Re: the Hamas terrorist attacks, and Israeli response. If you ask the next 20 people if they know what has happened. I would guess that maybe 3 people have any idea. ...

Existential threat

EDITOR: Some people learned a new word. One that sounds scary. Existential - relating to existence. It is really an overused word that one would use to sound smart. If you are old enough to remember Howard Cosell, it would be one of his favorite words right now. The media loves the word. ...

What about Christmas?

EDITOR: What do you need to be rescued from? Everybody needs to be rescued from something. During the holidays, especially, wounds and deep hurts seem to make themselves known at a higher level. If it is the first holiday without someone, perhaps the most difficult thing is to be alone with ...

Deer hunting

EDITOR: Ignorance is alive and well in our newspapers, TV stations, etc. Exploiting the slaughter every year of our wildlife. Soon there will be no deer left after thousands are killed just like what happened to the bison, almost slaughtered into extinction. Man “cruel” has learned ...