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Letters to the Editor

Speak up against copper mine plan

I strongly oppose the Michigan Strategic Fund using $50 million in taxpayer revenue to fund the proposed Copperwood Mine, right next to both Lake Superior and the Porcupine Mountains. In addition to disrupting the area with noise and light pollution, subterranean blasting and heavy industrial ...

Bergman needs to step aside

Jack Bergman voted to close down our government on Feb. 29. He should be known by the company he keeps. He voted with Andy Briggs, the election denier from Arizona; with Lauren Boebert, thrown out of a theater for vaping and groping her date; with Matt Gaetz, who the House Ethics Committee is ...

Equal Pay Day observed Tuesday

Tuesday, March 12, is Equal Pay Day. In the U.S., this day represents how far into the year the average median women must work in order to have earned what the average median man had earned the entire previous year. For specific populations, the Equal Pay calendar looks quite different. ...

Post office not using TRICO

My name is Brian Brouillette and I am the board president of TRICO Opportunities, a voluntary position. This is a letter to follow up my letter/article dated Feb. 13 that was published last month. The issue that I am asking the public for help with is the fact that U.S. Post Office in ...

Copper mine a bad investment

On Feb. 27 more than 30 individuals delivered spoken comments to the Michigan Strategic Fund, voicing opposition to a proposed $50 million grant to Copperwood, a foreign company’s plan to open a metallic sulfide mine at the juncture of Lake Superior, Porcupine Mountains State Park, and the ...

SAY Soccer needs board members

The SAY Soccer 2024 season registration is open and will be closing March 10. Registration is $65 per participant for the 2024 soccer season. There is a late registration fee after the March 10 deadline; the cost increases to $75 and closes on March 17 as the absolute last day for ...