To the editor: Recently, I wrote to this newspaper about the absolute absurdity of the Affordable Care Act which forces Michigan’s children on Medicaid. I also wrote of Healthy Kids Dental program’s refusal to pay for out of network dentists. I have since learned that in order for my ...

To the editor: A well-known adage from psychology is that needs dictate beliefs and emotions produce actions. Beliefs may be secular or religious while actions may be benign or otherwise. Some common secular beliefs: Bigfoot exists in the northwest forests of the United States; the Earth is ...

To the editor: We want to express our great appreciation for all those involved in our recent Winter Fun Day. There are many to thank and initially, the DNR who was so kind to let us close the trail for the racers. Ryan LaPorte, president of the Keweenaw Snowmobile Club was instrumental in ...

To the editor: Our National Academy of Science represents our brightest science minds. Below, is the NAS presidents’ appeal for action prior to the Climate Conference in Glasgow, Scotland last October. “The reality of the climate change crisis demands an urgent and ambitious global ...

To the editor: In response to the letter titled “Making better choices:” Human beings almost always have to justify their bad choices; it’s easier to blame someone else or something else than to face the truth. What the author said about some of the chemicals we put in our bodies ...

To the editor: We have used our freedom to separate ourselves into political groups, and we have allowed our differences to become so great that we no longer trust each other. It seems we are standing on opposite shores. Will we swim the gap? Some will trust the water, others will need ...