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Letters to the Editor

Light at the Inn shutting down

It is with regret that Light at the Inn of Dickinson County has decided to suspend its mission outreach. This has been a most difficult decision and will be effective as of June 1. In the spring of 2016, representatives from a number of churches within Dickinson County recognized the need for ...

Time to end the property tax

EDITOR: When I first heard about the AxMITax proposal it sounded great to me, eliminate all property tax and no one would lose their property due to their failure to pay their taxes. This would be wonderful for the citizens of Michigan and I could easily support this. Then I began to hear ...

Bergman votes no on Ukraine aid

U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman did it again. Michigan’s First District Congressman voted against HR 8035, The Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act. It seems Bergman doesn’t understand the support people in this district have for Ukraine — The Facebook group Yoopers for Ukraine; the ...

Lorinser blasts Bergman vote

The Bob Lorinser for Congress campaign issued this statement in the wake of U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman’s vote Saturday against aid for Ukraine. “Last night, we witnessed a stark reminder of why integrity, honesty, and wisdom are not just virtues, but absolute necessities in our ...

Concerned about levels of PFAS

We all deal with trying to buy foods that are not full of harmful chemicals, pesticides or herbicides to stay healthy. The large corporations don’t seem to care about the types of chemicals they use on products. Thousands of these chemicals are contained in PFAS (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl ...

Debating the debates

EDITOR: On Monday, April 15, the AP reported in your paper that all the major news organizations signed on to a letter urging 2024 presidential and vice presidential debates. So far, only Donald Trump has publicly agreed that he wants to debate. Joe Biden said on March 8, “it depends on ...