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An update on the Back Forty mine project

EDITOR: Aquila Resources has transferred their interests in the Back Forty project west of Stephenson to Gold Resource Corporation of Denver, Colo. Those of you who had purchased Aquila stock have already received your transfer letter informing investors of significantly reduced share numbers and value. Dr. Al Gedicks, my wife, Lea Jane, and I met in person with Allen Palmiere, CEO, and Kim Perry, CFO, of Gold Resource Corporation, in Menominee on April 7. They informed us of their intentions to proceed with plans to revive the Back Forty project. We told them our position has not ...

TRICO again wants to recycle USPS mail that is undeliverable

I am Pete Rossato, and I manage the recycling department at TRICO Opportunities Inc. in Kingsford. The reason for this editorial is that TRICO has been trying to acquire the undeliverable mail from the U.S. Postal Service office facility in Kingsford that is located next door to TRICO. For many years, TRICO picked up these materials from the Kingsford facility, along with other outlying post offices within our area. Throughout the years, the U.S. Postal Service has changed their processes frequently and, as of 2017, has not recycled these materials through TRICO. As of this time, ...

New smear, same old political game

With the fall of the former Soviet Union, Boris Yeltsin came into power as a liberal but shortly began to move to the right. His new goal was to cover over the Soviet atrocities and stifle dissent. He was aided by a former KGB officer, Vladimir Putin, who contrived to imprison nearly a dozen leading dissenters, one by one, with spurious charges of child sexual abuse. Yeltsin was so grateful he made young Putin his prime minister and ultimately designated him as his chosen successor once his own term was completed. Turns out accusing one’s political opponents of pedophilia is an ...

Need to reverse aging, declining population in UP

Communities with declining and aging populations face challenging futures. In order to thrive and grow, communities rely on attracting and retaining families with, or planning to have, children. Economic opportunities follow growth as well. Families are important drivers of consumption; they provide employers with a working-age supply of employees. In this important election year, voters should demand politicians seeking office tell their plans for reversing the trend of the Upper Peninsula’s declining and aging population. Nothing is more important than reversing this ...

Misinformed people

EDITOR: This is in regard to the April 20 letter about abortion rights. Abortion is not a right, and abortion is not a women’s health issue. Abortion is murder of the unborn child. The Commandment reads, “Thou shalt not kill/murder, period! The only right there is in this issue is, if you don’t want to have a baby, don’t have sex. A baby is a person from conception to birth. The Bible condemns homosexuality, in any form. We also are not to change our sexual gender. And worst off is teaching our kids this crap in schools. Finally, voting rights. The Republicans want ...

Abortion is a human, not political, issue

EDITOR: It is challenging to respond to the Letter to the Editor that appeared in the April 20 issue of The Daily News. The unabashed, insistently harsh call for Women’s Reproductive Health Rights (code word for unlimited abortion) unmasks the shameful truth of our times — “Me, me, me—I’ll mow down anything in my way.” Evil today doesn’t appear as a fiery, red demon. Evil is on full display in statistics and poll numbers. For example, 3,000 children awaiting adoption in Michigan and the resultant conclusion—let’s kill anything that might add to that number. ...