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Letters to the Editor

No flag at Chamber of Commerce building

EDITOR: Flag Day has been here and gone. Why is there no American flag flying at the new Chamber of Commerce building? There is a museum inside that building that commemorates the men and women who served in all of the branches of service. They fought to protect the United States Flag and ...

Blasier is accountable for his actions

EDITOR: It would be greatly appreciated to have this editorial perspective published in our paper. Having endured the endlessly dangerous and malevolent public statements made by Ralph Blasier as an elected city councilman, I need to analyze what he has said and done and give an explanation ...

Cancel the U.P. State Fair

EDITOR: Like other people in the area who have spoken about this issue, this letter is a call for the cancellation of the U.P. State Fair in 2020. To date there have been a number of annual events in this region which were called off due to the coronavirus, which we all know has swept across ...

Take responsibility

EDITOR: The citizens of Escanaba have endured the debacle of City Councilman Blasier’s so-called joke threatening violence which has resulted in a recall petition currently awaiting approval of the language.Escanaba has received national attention both online and in newsprint. Still, the ...

Symptoms of a greater illness

EDITOR: When I first heard what Mr. Blaiser suggested putting in a press release regarding shooting his fellow townsmen, I was alarmed, but not surprised. Mr. Blaiser makes his politics no secret. I have seen him about town, dressed in his political garb and very opinionated when it comes to ...

Blasier’s motivations questioned

EDITOR: Lately, many unhappy Escanaba citizens have been expressing disbelief that one of our city council members would publicly advocate (at an official council meeting and from prepared statements) for violent and cruel treatment of protesters. Although, Councilman Ralph Blasier has said ...