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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 such as authorizing open borders without federal law compliance, ejection deportation of criminal illegal aliens b using Democratic biased judges, protecting illegal aliens in place of American citizen, supporting far left and dangerous anti-ICE protestor, backing socialism and shutting down out ...

Letters to the editor

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 objected for several reasons including engineering considerations, water, runoff cost, and other factors listed in their letters. I suspect objections are also based on the “not in my backyard” perspective. I can appreciate that since we all value our privacy. It has taken 25 years for all of the ...

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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 own it for another century of oil to Sarnia. Enbridge plans to operate 78-year-old Line 5 while boring the tunnel directly below it — a dangerous six year undertaking. Enbridge chooses to risk the Great Lakes despite having an 11-year-old land route to Sarnia that could carry most of Line 5’s ...

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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, geriatric skiers, snow shoers, bikers, pedestrian commuters, parents, kids and ordinary walkers from the increasing speed-breaking traffic and rough pedestrian walkways we have in Hancock. Residents have favored the city's original master plan for years calling for a biking-hiking pathway through that ...

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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 young man walking in the other direction said to me as he passed - “A dictator would kill you!” - I didn’t respond and kept walking. I’m not sure what he intended by the statement, may be just to “own me” or that no simple sign would provide protection from a dictator. I kept turning ...

Letters to the editor

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 completed in 2027. The PLCA opposes the construction of an extension of Navy Street on the City of Hancock Easement behind our garages because of the following issues: 1. There is a very steep grade that must be dug into to create a one-way road that creates a significant risk for PLCA residents ...