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Editor: On April 28th, the Houghton Planning Commission will hold a public hearing regarding a proposed rezoning along a section of East Lakeshore Drive. Citizens are encouraged to attend the meeting and offer their thoughts, or just observe the dialogue. One of the main issues is the impact this rezoning will have on a section of the Waterfront Trail. The lot in question is currently owned by the city and zoned RSV (“reserved” or single family residential). A single developer has shown interest in buying the property in order to build and sell condominiums. For this to proceed, ...

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Safe Light for Migrating Birds Editor: An estimated one billion birds die from window strikes every year in the U.S. Simply turning down lights can reduce bird strikes by 80%. Buildings and homes are encouraged to adopt “Safe Light for Safe Flight” during migration time: 11 p.m. - 6 a.m. in the spring from March 15 – May 31 and in the fall: August 15 -October 15. Inside: Dim lobby lights, unless needed for safety or wayfinding. Turn off office lights when leaving for the day. Close window coverings. Outside: Businesses and homes should consider dimming or turning off ...

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Trump’s rhetoric and the politics of death Editor: In his address to the nation, President Trump said the U.S. would bomb Iran back to the Stone Age, "where they belong." He even threatened to destroy "electric generating plants." What would this mean for the most vulnerable, such as hospital patients, the elderly, and newborns in intensive care? Historian and political theorist Achille Mbembe, author of Necropolitics, coined the term “death-worlds” to describe how the powerful impose conditions that amount to a living death. Mbembe writes, “The ultimate expression of ...

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Editor: Everywhere in the world, indigenous societies that persisted for thousands of years knew and respected the land they occupied, including its wild inhabitants. March is Women’s History month, and here in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan two 19th century women quietly honored both the Anishinaabe and European cultures.  Jane Johnston (1800-1842) was born in Sault Ste. Marie to a Native mother and Scots-Irish father. Her native name meant “Woman of the sound the stars make when rushing through the sky.” She collected Ojibway legends and shared them with her husband, Henry ...

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Today's Democrats are different Editor: Common sense Democrats of the past were very different from thos of today. Currently, it appears that Democrats simply are not capable of producing good legislative work for this country but, instead, they spend much of their time on damaging subjects such as authorizing open borders without federal law compliance, ejection deportation of criminal illegal aliens b using Democratic biased judges, protecting illegal aliens in place of American citizen, supporting far left and dangerous anti-ICE protestor, backing socialism and shutting down out ...

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Navy Street Editor: There has recently been two letters to the editor regarding the completion of the Navy Street project on the Hancock waterfront. The first writer is a resident of the condos; the second writer lives nearby on the paved roadway to the east of the condos. Both writers objected for several reasons including engineering considerations, water, runoff cost, and other factors listed in their letters. I suspect objections are also based on the “not in my backyard” perspective. I can appreciate that since we all value our privacy. It has taken 25 years for all of the ...