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Letters to the Editor

Support for Ukraine

EDITOR: How wonderful that in America we can feel so opposite of one another, yet be united under one flag! I was thrilled to see the initiative of people to hang the colors of Ukraine. I have felt aligned with the Ukrainians since this war started. My alliance comes with feelings of ...

Thank you Escanaba City Council and citizens

EDITOR: This second letter of mine is just to personally thank the citizens of Escanaba and surrounding areas for really stepping it up and making it to the Escanaba City Council meeting to show support for the Escanaba Public Library. The fact that the people of Escanaba turned a board ...

Library cut a mistake

EDITOR: For about two years I had the pleasure of being employed by the Escanaba Public Library. During my time there, I saw first hand the value that the library gave to the community it served. I watched people use the computers and internet access to find jobs, do schoolwork, and connect ...

Ukraine flags

EDITOR: Recent tours around Lakeshore Drive and Ludington Street reveal the blue and gold colors of Ukraine. The ribbons are fixed to most of the light poles along the path. Am I to understand that the City of Escanaba is endorsing some sort of political stance on the ongoing war in Ukraine? ...

Escanaba Public Library has much to offer

EDITOR: This is my little story covering how much the Escanaba Public Library has to offer the people of our community and how devastating it would be on me and other members of our community if the budget was cut. I am a 38-year-old physically disabled citizen and an avid reader. After a ...

Please don’t cut library funding

To The Escanaba City Council; I attended the city council meeting that addressed funding of our library. I spoke at the meeting but did not have time to mention the importance of the library to the students I taught in Escanaba. I was a speech and language therapist for students from ...