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Letters to the Editor

Caveat emptor

To the editor: The 18th Amendment was ratified on 1/16/1919 and after nearly 15 years of crime, murder, havoc and a tremendous government expense of enforcement; the prohibition of alcohol was repealed on 12/5/1933. The prohibition movement was started by people that felt alcohol was ruining ...

In support of Jennifer Kelly

To the editor: I heartily support the re-election of Jennifer Kelly and I condemn the actions of her opponent, Justin Kasieta, who has admitted to being on a threatening call to Jennifer last March. That he did nothing to stop the call at that time makes him complicit. I can’t imagine why ...

Kasieta: Great for Houghton

To the editor: As a Deputy Clerk at the Township level, I am extremely familiar with Michigan elections and how many details are involved with overseeing and ensuring everything is taken care of properly as well as the many other responsibilities that are put on the Clerk’s desk. While a ...

Cole’s Creek

To the editor: Yooper Strong is a mantra that was well circulated after the Father’s Day flood and represented camaraderie amongst residents. My family, along with many other locals, suffered heavy losses during that catastrophe. This level of natural disaster hadn’t been seen before in ...

Vote for the right to life

To the editor: There are many reasons I am voting 100 percent Republican in the upcoming election – legal immigration, low taxes, personal and religious freedom, criminal justice reform, strong military, originalist judges, etc. But the most important reason is the sanctity of innocent ...

Candidate needs to grow up

To the editor: While Mr. Kasieta did not personally make, and says he did not suggest, the call to Jennifer Kelly in March, he certainly was there and could have stopped it.  This is not a prank call made by an immature 13 year old.  It is a threatening and scary call made in the middle ...