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Letters to the Editor

Thank you, PHA!

To the editor: The Hancock School Public Library would like to extend a HUGE thank you to the Portage Health Auxiliary! They gave us a grant of $3500 to purchase circulating STEM Kits and we are super-excited about this program. STEM is a term to describe science, technology, engineering ...

State boosts local booze; more help needed

Michigan made a major move this week to boost the burgeoning craft distillery industry with the adoption of bipartisan legislation that makes distribution of some products simpler and taxes lower. Now it should tackle the remaining barriers keeping the promising new segment from reaching its ...

Thanks to Portage Health Auxiliary

To the editor: Simple Kindness for Youth (S.K.Y.) would like to thank the Portage Health Auxiliary for the grant received to support our mission of serving youth in our community by providing access to basic needs, educational activities or community participation. Our motto states, ...

Blood donations

To the editor: First of all, I would like to thank everyone who donates blood. I have donated blood in the past and am no longer able to. If it wasn’t for people donating, I would no longer be alive. I have a rare blood disease and held transfusions frequently. Without donated blood, many ...

Where are our leaders’ voices?

To the editor: On January 6, domestic violent extremists assaulted and killed Capitol Police as they stormed the U.S. Congress attempting to prevent the certification of of the 2020 Presidential Vote. Mere hours later, Rep. Jack Bergman (R) attempted to prevent the certification of the 2020 ...

Memorial Day

To the editor: And so it’s that time again – time to get the boat in the water for the first long weekend of summer; time to get out the barbecue and cook up hamburgers and drink some soda; time for the big sales, vacations and other activities. But most Americans forget how this day ...