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Letters to the Editor

Faith Perspective: Bible tells story of man’s creation

It doesn’t contradict the Bible to say the universe is millions of years old. Mindless natural forces didn’t create something from nothing. God is the creator. Dinosaurs existed long before God made man. God exiled Satan to the earth in that prehistoric era. That explains his symbolic ...

Faith perspective: Letter to a Christian Fundamentalist

Since you believe in a literal interpretation of the Bible and that God acts in the world, explain why: 1. Approximately 5,000,000 children die of starvation or disease every year. 2. Deadly viruses, bacteria, and parasites exist and kill millions. 3. Poisonous plants and animals exist and ...

What changed for Pence?

On Jan. 6, 2021, during the attack on the US Capitol Vice President Mike Pence inspired me and hundreds of thousands of Americans because he was “too honest” to attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election. If I understand correctly, Pence had to defy the advice of the Secret ...

Parade season etiquette

Parade season is upon us and I’d like to ask our community to behave with respect for those in the parades and for those around them. In the past few years, some parade watchers have decided it’s okay to shout foul language at groups marching in the parade. You don’t have to like ...

The trouble with sewage lagoons

Greenhouse. What is it? A building, lots of light, moisture (water), plants and soil (mixed with waste or manure). That manure is usually from the farmer’s cow. This gives off gases: hydrogen sulfide (odor), methane (hot burns by the sun), ammonia (burns and kills leaves), carbon dioxide ...

Defective Resolution

4/11/23 the Houghton County Board of Commissioners passed resolution 23-10 “Affirming Support for All Constitutional Rights, Including, But not limited to, the Right of the People to Keep and Bear Firearms ...” Listing only the 2nd Amendment the resolution is implying that it is the ...