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Letters to the Editor

Revisit the path with fresh eyes

EDITOR: I’d like to respond to the concerned citizen “Jamie Levin” and their letter to the editor, “It looks bloody stupid”, from June 28, 2025. Thank you for sharing your thoughts regarding the recent “enhancements” to the walking path. Civic dialogue is crucial to building a ...

Big billionaire tax break

EDITOR: The Preamble to the Constitution lays out the basic goals of our democracy. Prominent among them is "promote(ing) the general welfare, and securing the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity." Nowhere does the Constitution mention any circumstances under which it would be ...

Show some kindness

EDITOR: Oh my! Jamie Larsen let the old man/woman out in her article, "It looks bloody stupid." You sound as though you are an older (+50) person. Did your mother never teach you the saying: If you can't say anything nice, say nothing at all? Where is your respect for others? Where is ...

Energy rate increases are political

EDITOR: The recent uproar over Michigan’s high electricity rates deserves real scrutiny, but not just of DTE or Consumers Energy. What’s driving our bills through the roof isn’t executive pay or lobbying. It’s a radical, top-down energy agenda being pushed by Lansing politicians and ...

Something doesn’t seem fair

Congressman Bergman: I am sending the following to the Escanaba Daily Press as an added way to bring this concern to your attention. The Wall Street Journal and other reputable sources report that the administration’s budget bill will deny working people and their children medical care, ...

It looks bloody stupid

EDITOR: Well, that stupid and unnecessary project is in at Ludington Park. I can’t bring myself to call it a “nature trail”, which is what I believe Enhance Escanaba is calling it. My issue(s) with the new installation isn’t even the problem that many people have pointed out: ...