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UP less safe due to GOP’s efforts

EDITOR: An open letter to the Michigan GOP — State Rep. Beau Matthew LaFave, state Sen. Ed McBroom, state Rep. Lee Chatfield, U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman and state Sen. Mike Shirkey — Sixty percent of the Upper Peninsula’s ICU beds are full as of Sunday. You worked hard to strip Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of her emergency powers that were keeping us safe. In fact, the state Department of Health and Human Services had to step in immediately with safety measures to replace what was stripped. You’ve put forth no plan to mitigate COVID-19 in the Upper Peninsula. A response from Sen. ...

Two different views on Trump and what’s at stake in election

EDITOR: We’ve recently been treated to fawning letters of praise for the current White House occupant. Pardon me if I don’t get it. This man has mocked and humiliated a disabled person, reportedly wanted disabled vets excluded from his parades because “nobody wants to see that.” He has mocked the grief of Gold Star families, referred to POWs and dead soldiers as “suckers’ and “losers.” (I prefer men who didn’t have bone spurs.) This person has cheated on each of his three wives, cheated his contractors and employees, and cheated on his taxes. (His companions say he ...

Photos in Daily News set poor example on masks, social distancing

EDITOR: It continually saddens me to see group pictures with no masks or social distancing being published in the Daily News. This would include golf outings, businesses and social organizations. Many of these are with participants in close contact of each other, without masks. I feel that the paper, in spite of publishing articles showing the necessity to follow the CDC guidelines, appears to be ignoring and promoting the opposite message. As adults, we should assume the responsibility of setting a safe and healthy example for the youth. Unfortunately, instead I’m seeing the ...

Liked letter praising Trump

EDITOR: I love the letter Daniel Granquist wrote Sept. 30 on our president. Finally, someone gets what a great president we have in Donald Trump. No president has done so much for our country in such a short time, all the while being constantly harassed. Thank you, Daniel Granquist, for a well-written article and thank you, The Daily News, for printing his letter. Well done. Donna Schinderle Iron Mountain

Don’t be passive this election year

EDITOR: We are one month away from the election and this brings a couple things to mind. “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing.” — this idea has been cited by many back as far as the 1860s. Don’t be passive. Speak your mind. Engage with your neighbors and fellow Americans in a civil way. “The forgotten citizens — they work, they vote, they generally pray, but they always pay.” Don’t let partisan politics waste our tax dollars, our greatness as a nation, nor our rule of law as a republic. Remember, our elected officials ...

Mail-in voting the safest way

EDITOR: Right now, we are living in scary times. We have a once-in-a-100-years epidemic. Instead of cases going down, they are on the rise yet again. We have hit a grim milestone of more than 200,000 dying of this illness. Whether you think it is a hoax or if it is real, we as a country need to find a way to stop it. This means we must work together. What is not helping is President Trump talking about invalidating all the mail-in votes. Do you want your vote to count? Whether you are Republican, Democrat or Independent, your vote should be counted. This won’t just affect the ...