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Having an arm or leg should not be a luxury

To the editor: Over two million Americans live with limb loss or limb difference, but two-thirds won’t receive a prosthetic device. There is not much information to explain why or if people are getting access to the care they need. That’s why I’m urging Sen. Debbie Stabenow, Sen. Gary Peters, and Rep. Jack Bergman to cosponsor the Triple A Study Act (S.1089/H.R.2461). The Triple A Study Act solves this problem by identifying the best care practices for people with living with limb loss and limb difference. It studies specific challenges, including how often people are denied ...

New election order creates problems

To the editor: The national election legislation currently under debate not solve any problems while creating an important problem the system is currently robust to. Prior to the 2020 election in most states valid voters received absentee ballots by actively requesting an application. Absentee ballots would be provided after verification that the applicant was a registered voter in the particular district. Under this system, the voting role could contain untold numbers of invalid voters without posing any real risk of cheating. Any number of incorrectly registered names could be ...

Get poked

To the editor: How many people do you personally know who caught COVID and then died without recovering? I know eight at least. How many people do you know who were fully vaccinated for COVID, who then caught COVID, and died? I know none.

Making better choices

To the editor: I am writing with important news that appears to be relatively unknown and the more I hear comments about why and how people are the way they are I have finally decided to share it. Dr. Shanna Swan’s book is Count Down, How Our Modern World Is threatening Sperm Counts, Altering Male and Female Reproductive Development, and Imperiling the Future of the Human Race. In it she explains how chemicals may be affecting gender identity and specifically names Tylenol/acetaminophen for altering brain chemistry of the fetus (p. 59). She also adds that exposure to ...

Honesty and politics

To the editor: I commend all who choose to serve their communities as an elected official at a time when so many people have lost confidence in our institutions and use hateful language to make their opinions known. We Americans have the freedom and unprecedented means to express ourselves.  Disagreements are inevitable, but, when respectful and based on facts, they are energizing because they force us to defend our positions. Sometimes we change our minds, and often we make compromises.  Facts are important, and it takes an effort to distinguish fact from fiction. Honesty ...

Please don’t sign SECURE MY VOTE

To the editor: The SECURE MI VOTE petition suggests Michigan’s voting process is not secure and to “fix it,” voting must be harder. Hand recounts, audits and the GOP report, led by Sen. Ed McBroom, prove our elections are secure. To secure our elections, here’s a sample of the security processes in place: To register, you must prove citizenship, identity, and residency. When you’ve passed the tests, your signature is put on file and you are added to the Michigan master list of eligible voters. If you vote at the polls, you must vote at your precinct, provide a ...