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Letters to the Editor

A ‘plague’ in the USA

A plague started in the U.S.A. in 2015 and went rampant in 2016 with the election of Donald Trump as president. It is far worse than the COVID-19 virus, in as much as it has affected about 70 million Republicans, as does yet to this day. With the midterm election on the horizon isn’t it ...

It’s time to remember

It’s October and the mid-term elections are right around the corner. It’s decision-making time and time to remember what has happened in Michigan over the past few years. Remember the promises to fix the d—- roads? Are they any better now? No, they are worse. Remember when the ...

On First District representation

Some of you may not remember when we had a representative in Congress who actually cared about Yoopers. Men from either party, once in Washington, never forgot whom they represented. Men of the caliber of Ruppe, Stupak and others who shared our concerns as they shared our unique part of the ...

Don’t be fooled by the words

“Oh what a tangled web we weave/When first we practice to deceive,” is a very “Shakespearean” phrase; however, it is not from Shakespeare. It comes from an early 19th century Scottish author, Sir Walter Scott. This is what is happening with Proposal 22-3 on the November ballot in ...

We all are the US government

I have been watching the news lately and see the “talking heads” are being sensational again but failing to remind people of simple facts. First, when they are talking about the United States government, that means us. You me, all of us. If you are a citizen, you are part of the United ...

A note from ‘The Tab Man’

I said in the last letter I was taking a break. Continue to save tabs but hold on to them. Please watch more closely as to what you are putting in the containers you are turning in. Many items are not aluminum. Some of the things I have come across are paper clips, pins, bottle caps, hearing ...