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Letters to the Editor

Bottle deposits, not recycling

To the editor: I was struck by the altruistic tone of Derek Bajema’s guest column on May 12. The president and chief executive officer of the Michigan Soft Drink Association described his industry’s “Bring Every Bottle Back” effort, including an enhanced recycling initiative in ...

Enbridge causes conflict, climate change

To the editor: There is a large tar sands pipeline currently being constructed from Canada through the midwest, ending at Lake Superior in Superior, Wisconsin. It is called the Line 3 replacement project, but in reality it is a brand new pipeline that is larger and has the same diameter as ...

EMS Week

To the editor: May 16 through 21 is National EMS Appreciation Week. Patrick Boberg, CEO/Paramedic of Mercy EMS would like to thank the following individuals and agencies for their dedicated commitment to EMS. Donald Domborowski - Paramedic, Casie Hansen - Paramedic, Robert Stites - Paramedic, ...

Brockway Mountain clean-up

To the editor: On March 21, 2020, we had a fun, little bike race and reception planned called the Brockway Mountain Challenge. It was a small annual event that supported Copper Harbor’s winter trails. We had several generous supporters, namely the big three – Bell’s Beer, RC Mechanical ...

Follow the Commandments

To the editor: The Trumpublicans, aka the Republican Party, at one time told us Sarah Palin was presidential material. To them she was known as one of true faith and conviction, a darling of the conservative Christian movement. Apparently her “faith” wasn’t strong enough to protect ...

Michigan Republican’s Legacy

To the editor: The Republicans have controlled the Michigan Senate since 1992. That’s 29 straight years. Republicans have controlled the Michigan House for 21 of 29 years since 1992. Republicans have controlled the Michigan Executive since 1992 with the exception of the three terms of ...