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Letters to the Editor

Think twice on Bay millage

On Aug. 5, Dickinson County voters will be asked to approve another 20-year millage for Bay College. In other words, they are asking for millions more dollars from property owners in Dickinson County. While supporting education is important, it’s fair to ask some thoughtful questions before ...

Putin not likely to be intimidated

President Donald Trump stated he would end the Russia-Ukraine war his first day in office. He made this insane statement a number of times. It’s not as if it was one of his looney-tune ideas of opening up Alcatraz again or buying Greenland or making Canada the 51st state. He stated this idea ...

The man who wasn’t there

Last night I saw upon the stair A little man who wasn’t there He wasn’t there again today Oh, how I wish he’d go away ... Apologies to Hughes Mearns and his poem “Antigonish,” but the man who wasn’t there is U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman. Bergman is the top spender in the U.S. ...

Defending the rights of others

It is time for the President to do everything in his power to free Kilmar Abrego Garcia and cease the kidnappings and illegal incarcerations of migrants in El Salvador. Our rights are supposed to be inalienable. They are meant to protect us from government overreach and oppression. Your ...

Fact-based history vs. propaganda

What is the difference between political figures claiming historical facts and professional historians talking about historical accounts? I believe this is a critical distinction that defines the difference between propaganda/political manipulation used by demigods forever and factual-based ...

Reaching out to federal workers

These are both uncertain and frightening times for those who are employed by the federal government. We are reaching out to offer our Upper Peninsula federal community another “tool in their toolbox” as we grapple with daily threats coming from the current administration. We are NARFE, ...