To the editor: Our family loves visiting the Keweenaw Peninsula.  Most of the Keweenaw is hospitable and friendly to tourists.  The Village of Eagle Harbor is doing the opposite with their proposed Short Term Rental Ordinance. Do they realize how important we visitors are to the local ...

To the editor: With its tight restrictions on short-term rentals, Eagle Harbor is raising a big middle finger to tourists, businesses and the hard working folk of the Keweenaw. Short-term rentals play an important role in a healthy tourist-recreation economy, giving tourists a rich array of ...

To the editor: This council at Eagle Harbor Township are about to pass a short-term rental (STR) ordinance that is highly restrictive and will hurt Keweenaw taxpayers. STRs are an integral part of our tourism economy, which is critical. Also limiting the use of homes and the option to rent ...

To the editor: Federal protections for wolves in most of the U.S., including Michigan, were restored following a recent court decision. While the DNR took a conservative approach to wolf management, Michigan wolves do not exist in isolation. One criterion for any species to be federally ...

To the editor: Recently, I wrote to this newspaper about the absolute absurdity of the Affordable Care Act which forces Michigan’s children on Medicaid. I also wrote of Healthy Kids Dental program’s refusal to pay for out of network dentists. I have since learned that in order for my ...

To the editor: A well-known adage from psychology is that needs dictate beliefs and emotions produce actions. Beliefs may be secular or religious while actions may be benign or otherwise. Some common secular beliefs: Bigfoot exists in the northwest forests of the United States; the Earth is ...