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The power of the library

This letter is written in support of the Dickinson County Library and the upcoming ballot mileage. Our local library provides a wealth of resources to our community, including books, DVDS, early education kits, magazines, newspapers, snowshoes and my son’s personal favorite, toy trains. During the year, our local library hosts various events such as yoga, story time, gamer’s club, Lego club, book club, and even the occasional Chinese cooking class. All of these services are free to the community. Libraries offer the public access to knowledge and experiences which may be out ...

Tractor ride to VA Wednesday

On Wednesday we will have our 10th-annual Tractor Ride to the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center in Iron Mountain. The Northwoods Antique Tractor Club is the sponsor of the event. We anticipate leaving near the railroad tracks in East Kingsford at 10 a.m. and travel west on Breen Avenue to Balsam Street in Breitung Township, then north to Woodward Avenue, then east to Kimberly Avenue, then north to H Street in Iron Mountain and east to the VA hospital. We anticipate about 15 tractors from the surrounding area, as far as Pembine, Wis., and Iron River. Our tractors only go about 10 ...

Guidelines for election letters

The Daily News will print letters related to the Aug. 6 primary elections through Thursday, Aug. 1, with submissions due no later than 4 p.m. Wednesday, July 31. Letters should be no more than 250 words, preferably sent by email. To ensure all can have their say, new letter-writers will take priority over those whose election views already have been published if space becomes tight. The Daily News reserves the right to reject letters if the facts are in error or cannot be verified. Personal attacks will not be printed. For more information, contact Managing Editor Betsy Bloom at ...

Guidelines for election letters

The Daily News will print letters related to the Aug. 6 primary elections through Thursday, Aug. 1, with submissions due no later than 4 p.m. Wednesday, July 31. Letters should be no more than 250 words, preferably sent by email. To ensure all can have their say, new letter-writers will take priority over those whose election views already have been published if space becomes tight. The Daily News reserves the right to reject letters if the facts are in error or cannot be verified. Personal attacks will not be printed. For more information, contact Managing Editor Betsy Bloom at ...

Support Meals on Wheels millage

With the upcoming Aug. 6 vote to renew the Iron County Meals on Wheels nutrition program millage, I am writing to inform area residents of just how much these dollars impact our area seniors. In just one year, the Meals on Wheels millage funds provided for 23,407 meals to be delivered to 128 homebound seniors. The millage dollars cover food costs, staffing, vehicle gas and maintenance, insurances and other related expenses. Local seniors rely on these nutritious meals to remain living at home independently with social support and dignity. The senior community is grateful to the ...

SCOTUS’s made-up immunity

EDITOR: Six members of the Supreme Court have taken the path of the judges in Nazi Germany. They have put their loyalty to Donald Trump over their loyalty to the U.S. Constitution. There is precedent, as noted in the UCLA Law Review. When Hitler consolidated his power in Nazi Germany, as Trump is doing now in preparation for the election, the judges kowtowed to him, Six of the nine (three appointed by Trump) have parroted the Trump party line. In August 1934, German judges began taking an oath to follow Hitler, not the country’s constitution. All state officials, including ...