EDITOR : The Delta County Employee Handbook (which pertains to all those hired and elected) has an attachment titled “Code of Ethics Delta County Government”. This attachment contains roughly 3,306 words. A meta-analysis from 2019 found that English-speaking adults, on average, read 238 ...

EDITOR: Society accepts rules and regulations in anticipation of a peaceful existence. Violations of these rules/regulations may result in disciplinary measures. Discipline, misunderstood by most, is not designed to punish, but to correct behavior. Unacceptable behavior should be clearly ...

EDITOR: “The question was asked, ‘Am I listening’ and the answer is ‘Yes, always’. I can sit at a table with you and talk religion and politics without getting stinky or snarky and if you’re sincerely interested I’ll buy the coffee and we can sit down and talk. I’ve been ...

EDITOR: “Stupid is as stupid does” (Forrest Gump-1994) This quote seems to aptly describe the Escanaba City Council along with the Delta County Board of Commissioners. City council: It’s not enough that we’re known as the drug capital of the U.P. and “Methanaba” and now you have ...

EDITOR: A pair of letters to the Editor on 2/23/23 showed an interesting contrast to problem solving. Perhaps lessons can be learned in how to confront problems either real or interpreted. Mr. Tom Grant of Escanaba had a maturely considered approach to dealing with the inevitability of U.P. ...

EDITOR: I attended the Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, February 21, and was both appalled and embarrassed at what I witnessed. All citizens of Delta County need to see for themselves the inept and rude behavior exhibited by some of our elected officials. The ineptness is largely ...