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Letters to the Editor

Line 5 is safe

To the editor: Pipelines are the safest, most economical, and environmentally safe way to transport hydrocarbons. Transporting hydrocarbons using rail, truck, or barging proposed by Governor Whitmer and the UP Propane Research Team (UPPRT) is much less safe. Claiming that Line 5 is not ...

An open letter to UP residents about getting the vaccine

To the editor: The following letter is made on behalf of hospital leaders from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula Hospitals: This is a message from your Upper Peninsula hospital leaders and health experts - fellow Yoopers who have endured the hardships of this pandemic alongside you. We’re ...

Scandalous love

To the editor: Perhaps we are afraid of God’s unconditional love for us because we’ve experienced rejection or abandonment in our lives. We silently wonder “What if God lets me down and I get hurt again? We prefer the “comfort” of our fears to the risk of letting go and trusting in ...

Unitarian Universalists support call for Line 5 closure

To the editor: In the April 17/18 Weekend Mining Journal, leaders of the Episcopal Church in Northern Michigan and the UP called Line 5 an “unacceptable risk that must go.” The Keweenaw Unitarian Universalist Fellowship joins our Episcopalian brothers and sisters in calling for the ...

Line 5 is not safe

To the editor: Responding to 4/14 Mining Gazette article, “Enbridge Line 5 pipeline: What you should know,” for ten years citizens and experts investigated risks to our Great Lakes from the aging Canadian Line 5 pipeline. Suddenly, with the pipeline’s easement revoked and eviction date ...

Thank you DMG

To the editor: Thank you for the article regarding the Keweenaw Spay/Neuter Assistance Group’s Financial Assistance Program. We are grateful to get the word out to the community regarding the help that we provide to pet owners. There are just a couple of corrections I would like to ...