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To the editor: Dear Heikki Lunta, Take a Valium. Sincerely,
Thank You, Portage Health Auxiliary
To the editor: Copper Country Habitat for Humanity would like to thank the Portage Health Auxiliary for its recent $6,400 grant toward building accessibility ramps for members of our community located in Houghton, Keweenaw and Baraga counties. The Ramps-to-Go Program generally asks the homeowner to pay for materials (approximately $800) to build the ramp. The grant from the Portage Health Auxiliary will allow CCHFH to provide the ramps at a reduced cost or no cost to the homeowner if they meet income eligibility criteria. CCHFH took over the local ramp building program from the ...
Operation Copper Country
To the editor: Alfred Erickson American Legion Post 186 and Auxiliary wishes to thank everyone who donated and supported Operation Copper Country Active Duty. With your help, we were able to send Christmas gifts from the Copper Country to our local active duty servicemen and servicewomen. Our mission was to show our troops the support and gratitude they have from our area. As always, the generosity from our local businesses and residents was overwhelming. Again - thank you Copper country. We couldn’t have done this without your help.
Keweenaw Sheriff Toy Drive
To the editor: 2021 was the 23rd year for the Sheriff’s Office ‘No Kid Without a Christmas’ program, and because of the unbelievable support from the people of the Keweenaw it was a great success allowing us to assist dozens of families! It is very heartwarming to see the generosity of the many people, businesses and organizations who come together to make our program the success that it is, making sure that the less fortunate children in our community are not forgotten on Christmas. We would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the many individuals who donated to the ...
Is prayer answered?
To the editor: Pastor Ken Toth encourages everyone to keep praying. That’s well and good and gives comfort and psychological relief, but is there any objective evidence that prayers have been answered? There’s only unverifiable statements by people that believe in the efficacy of prayer. There has been much written about the power of prayer, but is any deity or other entity listening and acting on any prayers, or is this just wishful thinking? Sir Francis Galton (1822 - 1911), was an English Victorian polymath and statistician. In his 1872 article Statistical Inquiries into the ...
What have you got to say about this?
To the editor: Representative Markkanen, Since the district you represent has a Jewish presence and a Jewish temple that was defaced, what have you got to say publicly about this? Is it acceptable in your eyes?