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Democrats will ruin America

To the editor: There are still good Democrats, but the leftists dominate their party and the news media. Their ideology will ruin America. Some news is never reported and many news reports are biased. An AP article said that Kamala Harris didn’t call Biden a racist when they both sought their party’s nomination. She didn’t say “You are not a racist,” but by suggesting racism she meant he is one, like proponents of socialism are socialists, etc. The AP defended Biden, by saying he condemned the riots, but he didn’t identify the rioters as left-wing radicals like he ...

Democracy has worked

To the editor: Thank God democracy has worked. The majority of the American people have recently spoken loudly; President Trump, you are out of office. Your actions (or lack of actions) are the reason for their choice. America’s better angels have examined their hearts and souls and have determined that your loathing, egotistical, arrogant, self-absorbing style may be entertaining, it is also destructive and deadly. So like you said last April, the pandemic will soon just go away, so will you... for real. So now the country must recover from the lying, divisiveness of the Trump ...

To my friends on the right

To the editor: To my friends on the Right... This country was founded on compromise from the start. “Left” and “Right” are more modern terms, but the tension has been there from the get go. My side may label Trump a fascist. Your side may label Harris a communist. But, neither are either of those things. We’ve been a mixed economy from the start. We are not raw capitalist nor raw socialist. We have private business (from P and G to mom and pop stores) and public service (from schools to fire houses). You could insult the former as evil capitalist or the latter as pie in the ...

Thank you to our clerks, poll workers

To the editor: With the election on Tuesday, it’s time to recognize the incredible work of our local election clerks, staff, and poll workers this year. Given the challenges COVID-19 has posed for voter registration, early voting, polling places, and more, these heroes have moved mountains to make voting safe, secure, and accessible this year. A strong democracy is one where everyone participates, and more than 2 million Michiganders have already voted. Without the resilience and determination of our country’s election workers — including our Copper Country election workers ...

Edmund Fitzgerald

To the editor: On November 9, 1975 (45 years ago), a gigantic ore freighter, The Edmund Fitzgerald, left Superior, Wisconsin, loaded with 26,000 tons of iron ore under the direction of Capt. Ernest M. McSorley. Following closely behind was the Arthur M. Anderson captained by Bernie Cooper. The two ships maintained frequent radio contact. As the weather forecast was for a possible severe storm, and the weather was indeed deteriorating rapidly, the two boats decided to traverse Lake Superior by a northerly route close to Canada that was a bit more sheltered than some other options. At ...

Poking dogs

To the editor: This letter is in regards to an article that appeared on the outdoors page of the Gazette on Friday, Oct. 23, written by Mr. Jim Junttila. Mr. Junttila talks about grouse and woodcock hunting with dogs and what to do should you encounter a porcupine. I have to take exception to the tips he provided from a book written by a Tim “Professor Partridge” Flanigan. He stated porkies should be avoided at all costs, especially if you take the dog to the vet. He said the first inclination when your dog gets quilled is to head to a veterinarian. “Wrong move.” It is stated ...