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Thank you from Toys for Tots

To the editor: This was the twenty-second year that The Keweenaw Detachment of the Marine Corps League has conducted a Toys for Tots Campaign in the Copper Country. In spite of the obstacles created by the Coronavirus, outstanding community support enabled us to provide nearly 3,900 toys to 1285 children in the Copper Country. In addition to the hundreds of individuals who dropped off toys in our donation boxes throughout the community, the following organizations were major supporters of this year’s campaign: Keweenaw Bay Indian Community and The Ojibwa Casino, Houghton High ...

Support local health officials

To the editor: This letter is in support of WUPHD and its employees. It shocks me that healthcare workers are being targeted in the U.P. with death threats for supporting keeping the population protected from a deadly virus. The per capita infection rate and mortality rate in the U.P. from COVID is among the highest in the world. The economy cannot thrive if more than ¼ of the consumer population and working population is dead from COVID. There is no coming back from that. There are many bad actors that are intentionally creating chaos and actively increasing the infection ...

Should anyone dread doctors?

To the editor: Having experienced it so many times before, I knew before the appointment the battle we would have; the battle to be taken seriously and not discounted. The surgeon began by telling us he read my mother’s file and giving an awkward acknowledgement to “all her medical history” meaning my mother’s mental illness. This was not a good start, as her mental illness had nothing to do with the medical treatment she was seeking. He waited to hear our questions and reasons for why we were requesting a second opinion. His demeanor said “this is not worth my time.” ...

We need to have courage

To the editor: Every Sunday since last summer, a COVID-19 laboratory experiment has been taking place at John MacArthur’s church in California, where approximately 7,000 christians, across all age groups, gather to play musical instruments, sing, and worship God. Masks and social distancing are not the norm. We have not seen  high numbers of illness, hospitalizations and deaths there. At one point there were three mild cases among the 7,000. Why? Is God protecting them? Are they just lucky? Six days a week in Calumet, another COVID-19 laboratory experiment is taking place at ...

Packers were real NFC champs

To the editor: The NFC Championship game held on Jan. 24, between the Green Bay Packers and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers was fraudulent and illegitimate, and American football fans should demand a full investigation into every single point scored. No, I didn’t actually watch the game, so I do not have any real evidence to support this argument, but a lot of people are saying that Green Bay Packers were treated very unfairly by the referees, umpires and field judges and that the Packers really won by a lot of points. I have been told that it was a landslide victory for Green Bay. Also, ...

Neighborly decency

To the editor: Who ever returned the blue wallet I left in the Walmart parking lot, thank you! According to customer service staff this is very common event. In fact just that day two blue wallets were returned. Also a young gentleman returned $50 he had found in the butter isle. In these tough times it is heartening to be reminded of the integrity of our community.