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Letters to the Editor

IM doesn’t need recreational pot

If we have good businesses, people will come. Recreational marijuana is not needed or wanted in my town. We don’t need that kind of business so a few people can get richer. I grew up in a good town and I want to see it stay that way. You know we will have people coming in from everywhere ...

Looking for the 90K Yoopers who don’t know they have prediabetes

November is National Diabetes Awareness month and we have teamed up with the Lions Clubs of the U.P. to find the 90,000 Yoopers who are living with prediabetes and don’t even know it. An estimated 1 in 3 adults and 50% of seniors have prediabetes and 90% are unaware that they are on the ...

Need to not overreact to CWD in deer

EDITOR: When managing Michigan’s deer population, we need to look at the big picture, not just one issue such as chronic wasting disease. Did you know there are 1.75 million deer in Michigan and that 53,464 died in vehicle accidents last year? An additional 40,000 deer starved to death in ...

Dems criticize LaFave posts

State Rep. Beau LaFave’s recent photos posted on social media are being called insensitive and racist, according to an article on the online publication Michigan Advance. One photo depicts a meme where Gov. Gretchen Whitmer murders the state budget. The other shows LaFave posing with ...

Impeachment inquiry an unfair process

Everyone in this country watching the recent impeachment hearings should be very frightened. This is not about which political party is “good” or “bad,” or even President Trump. It’s about the freedoms guaranteed to all Americans under our constitution. We are to be considered ...

Antoine Park group responds

EDITOR: Lake Antoine Park Partners is a volunteer 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a mission to preserve, improve and protect Lake Antoine Park. Our monthly meetings are open to the public at 6:30 p.m. on the first Wednesday of every month, where we discuss applying for grants and ...