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Letters to the Editor

Prefers the kind of care at DCHS

I am writing in support of a fully functioning, financially stable Dickinson County Healthcare System. My wife, daughter, granddaughter and I all have experienced excellent care there. The physicians and staff are second to none. The facilities are well maintained. Even though we live in ...

Congress needs more veterans

In my last letter, I talked about H.R. 4556, a bill that had been introduced in the House of Representative that would have given dental care to all veterans enrolled in the VA Health System. I said I had not heard how my Republican U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy voted on it. I have now heard from him ...

Single-payer health care the way to go

I think Dickinson County has a population of about 25,000, give or take. Yet, in the roomy and comfortable Kingsford High School auditorium, there were fewer than a hundred attendees, including the candidates, for the recent candidates forum. Small wonder candidates don’t seem to prioritize ...

Supports LaCost for district judge

As an attorney in Michigan — primarily in Iron and Dickinson counties — for nearly 30 years, I support Julie LaCost as the best candidate to serve as 95-B District Court judge. My experiences with lawyers, judges, court operations — and as colleague and opposing counsel to Julie — led ...

Dianda opposed lower insurance

Michigan residents currently pay the highest auto insurance rates in the entire United States. When the legislature voted during the last session to revise Michigan auto insurance and lower rates significantly, Scott Dianda was the lone U.P. legislator to vote against the revision, thus ...

DCHS broke but not broken

I was hospitalized recently and was stunned by the care I received. We all know our local hospital is failing. There was no wash basins with a bar of soap, no clean robes every day, not even a toothbrush or comb. Our hospital is sinking to extremes beyond recovery by all economical ...