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 ...

The Continuing SAGA of Navy Street Editor: As some of you may know, the push by the City of Hancock to build the extension of Navy Street behind the Portage Lake Condo Association continues but this time with a timeline—bids let out in the spring and construction to being this summer and ...

U.S. invokes freedom, ignoring its history in Iran To the editor: The United States and Israel have launched airstrikes on Iran, reportedly to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons. President Trump asserted in his statement on the attacks: "(T)o the great proud people of Iran, I say ...