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Delta County Board

EDITOR: I have been following the charade at the Delta County commissioners meetings that the band of three along with the interm administrator have been engaged in since the commission opted to terminate former administrator. The band of three commissioners have been playing a game with the public in attempting to convince them with the support of the interim administrator that installing her as the interim delta county administrator as dictated by her terms is in their best interests. The public in not ignorant as you seem to think they are, but we are sick and tired of your ...

Attempt to rekindle industrial solar project

EDITOR: The current attempt by certain elected members of the Delta County Board of Commissioners to reduce the size of Escanaba Township by approximately 50% (19,000 plus acres) by circulating a petition to alter the boundary lines of Escanaba and Cornell Townships is nothing more than a “back door” attempt to rekindle the Industrial Solar Project so soundly rejected by Escanaba Township residents several years ago. It just so happens that a certain Commissioner, Mr. Robert Barron, is one of the largest land owners contained within the 19,000 plus acres noted in the proposal. As ...

Reactions to mass shootings

EDITOR: Michael Glass (‘another school shooting’) accused liberals of reacting to mass shootings with propaganda (accurate or shaded messaging, selectively using persuasive facts and loaded language to influence desired thinking). However, much of his letter is NRA propaganda. A chilling U.S. statistic: we’ve had >160 mass shootings, in which an assailant wounded or killed 4 or more people, in the first 105 days of 2023! Can you imagine the stunned and grieving people who previously thought, ‘Not in my town’. Unlike hunting/sporting guns, semiautomatics are civilian ...

Delta County Board

EDITOR: This is a wakeup call to all residents of Delta County, Michigan. As you probably already know, three Delta County Board Commissioners, Robert Barron, David Moyle, and Robert Peterson, have conspired among themselves to do a forced annexation of approximately 19,000 plus acres from Escanaba Township to Cornell Township, which will have devastating effects on both townships. We know a petition had been circulated, however the facts were never fully explained. This annexation will take away almost 50% of the tax base for Escanaba Township and create a severe overload to Cornell ...

We the Uppers are different

EDITOR: One look at me and you can tell that I am an old Chinese woman. My classmates who also came to the USA in 1961 as exchange students are now all living in big cities in states like New York, California, and Illinois, and they keep warning me: “You’d better not go anywhere these days! We’re all staying home to play safe! Old Asian people are being attacked in various ways as a result of hatred!” I’ve been living in Bark River since 1982. This is what I’ve been confronting these days whether staying home or going out:The young gentleman from FedEx would carry my huge ...

Stumbling over crisis

EDITOR : As I listened to the State of the Union Address given by President Biden, I truly wanted to believe his words but deep down I knew I couldn’t for the following reasons: 1- President Biden devastated 13 families, then watched as Russian troops held a peaceful rally, Ukraine border expects bowing Putins. When violence broke out. Now we now stand with Ukraine. 2- Our x-border Northern controlled by China. Southern by agent of China Cartels. 3- Groceries, gas, heat, propane, electricity, cleaning supplies and pet food have become a brutal slap to the face. 4- President ...