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Letters to the Editor

Chamber supports Bay millage renewal

The Dickinson Area Chamber of Commerce proudly supports the renewal of the 0.9987-mill property tax for Bay College’s Iron Mountain Campus, which will appear on Tuesday's ballot. This is not a new tax, but the continuation of vital funding that has sustained our local campus since 2007 and ...

Need show of support for 4-H program

Does anyone else feel like our federal and local governments are run by emotional, adolescent, white cis gender boys? If you have raised a boy or spent years in the classroom with that age, you know they exhibit the following traits: a feeling of indestructability, underdeveloped critical ...

A service dog is a working animal

You've seen me. I'm the lady in a power wheelchair with a yellow Labrador at her side. He's a service dog (extraordinaire), and I’m his imperfect handler. In my life, I have many roles — mom, friend, attorney, and volunteer. My dog, on the other hand, has one job: To pay attention to ...

Supports renewal of Bay IM millage

EDITOR: Thank you, Dickinson County residents. Twenty years ago, my parents, Ted and Eleanor Fornetti, donated family land in the hope that Bay College could have an Iron Mountain campus. Thanks to you, a millage was passed supporting the need to have access to affordable education and the ...

Don’t think twice on Bay millage

EDITOR: Pamela Trask’s recent letter raises important questions about the Bay College Iron Mountain Campus millage proposal set for Aug. 5. However, I believe renewing the 20-year millage is vital for our community’s development and the future of our local students. The initial ...

Feeling taxed enough already

EDITOR: Dickinson County property owners are being asked to approve yet another 20-year millage for Bay College. As someone who feels taxed enough already, I have to ask: When does it end? Twenty years ago, Bay College was gifted land here and funded its local campus with our tax dollars. ...