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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Editor: Michigan’s EGLE department will decide by July whether to permit the Great Lakes tunnel proposed in 2018. By extending Line 5 operation until the tunnel is ready, Enbridge makes $8 billion. The tunnel is an expensive bandaid for only 4 of Line 5’s 645 miles. If built, Michigan must ...

Hancock canal-side development misguided Editor: I live at the paved end of Navy Street at the Portage condos. The trail behind those garages that merges with pavement west past the hockey player's bnb house has been a respite summer, winter, spring and fall for scores of dog walkers, ...

Reflection on a stranger’s remark Editor: Last October 18th, I participated with over 800 other local people in the second “No Kings” demonstration on the Portage Bridge. I carried a sign that said, among other things, “No Dictators”. As I was walking back across the bridge, a ...