To the editor: Politics today has taken on a “Ford vs Chevy Mentality”. Brand Loyalty, a common enemy, and the desire to argue are its main characteristics. We wear hats, t-shirts, pins, patches, and put stickers on our cars. Sports rivalries usually begin innocently enough. ...

To the editor: I recently saw a sign on a local business proclaiming, “Liberty is worth dying for!” Given the timing of when this sign appeared, I suspect that the specific liberty being referred to in this case probably has something to do with resentment against mandates for masking and ...

To the editor: In the past 50 years, winter ice coverage of the great lakes has decreased about 63%, due to our warming climate. We know that in order to protect our planet from the worst impacts of climate change, we need to transition to 100% renewable energy and electrify our buildings. ...

To the editor: Yes hopefully the U.P. will get better internet thanks to the omnibus bill passed by Congress. Northern Michigan University will be working on this project. Jack Bergman was given credit for this effort in a recent editorial letter. Not so fast! He didn’t even vote for ...

To the editor: In my last two letters to this paper, I wrote of the insanity of the ACA which forced my three children on to Medicaid. I also detailed how the HKD would not reimburse out of network dentists unless parents of Medicaid Recipients were willing to undergo a rather intensive ...

To the editor: I am very surprised and disappointed in the one-sided reporting presented in the Daily Mining Gazette regarding the Eagle Harbor Township STR Ordinance currently in development. In Mr. Jaehnig’s article “EH Twp Planning Commission may be posing a conflict of interest” ...