To the editor: We want to express our great appreciation for all those involved in our recent Winter Fun Day. There are many to thank and initially, the DNR who was so kind to let us close the trail for the racers. Ryan LaPorte, president of the Keweenaw Snowmobile Club was instrumental in ...

To the editor: Our National Academy of Science represents our brightest science minds. Below, is the NAS presidents’ appeal for action prior to the Climate Conference in Glasgow, Scotland last October. “The reality of the climate change crisis demands an urgent and ambitious global ...

To the editor: In response to the letter titled “Making better choices:” Human beings almost always have to justify their bad choices; it’s easier to blame someone else or something else than to face the truth. What the author said about some of the chemicals we put in our bodies ...

To the editor: We have used our freedom to separate ourselves into political groups, and we have allowed our differences to become so great that we no longer trust each other. It seems we are standing on opposite shores. Will we swim the gap? Some will trust the water, others will need ...

To the editor: Does anyone think a seaplane charter business should be allowed to locate next to a nature preserve, an active bald eagle nest and a quiet residential neighborhood? Well, it appears that Portage Township officials are on a path to let Jon Rector relocate his business, Isle ...

To the editor: People routinely turn everyday events into competitive sports. From skipping rocks, to flipping coins, to betting on anything that moves, we just can’t resist seeing the world as one big competition. Humans have compulsively created what came to be competing warring ...