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Opinion

Volunteerism is worthy endeavor

Letters to the Editor

I have been volunteering in the community for 17 years and am currently the president of South Range 4th of July committee. I feel a sense of purpose and also making the community a better place by volunteering. I do strategic planning, accounting, reporter interviews, sales and ...

Faith Perspective: Prepare for a new beginning

Letters to the Editor

Biblical faith is hard to understand unless a person is a born-again believer in Jesus Christ, because a nonbeliever is spiritually dead they cannot understand spiritual truths. When I was born again, the Holy Spirit along with my new born-again spirit dwells in me and teaches me all spiritual ...

Faith Perspective: Humans are to blame

Letters to the Editor

Have you noticed that environmentalists have replaced the term global warming with climate change? Some decades ago, their scare tactics warned of a new ice age. Admittedly, they don’t exactly know what will be happening to our environment except that it will be bad. They are correct. It ...

Reaction to seaplanes in Hubbell

Letters to the Editor

This letter is in response to the public hearing that was held by the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy hearing on Thursday, May 23, regarding the seaplane airport in Hubbell. The reason for the public hearing was because of a “misunderstanding” that inconveniently ...

Memorial Day: More than a parade and flag waving

Columns

For hours they held each other in their bed. The alarm rang at 3:45 a.m. Soon, they would be on route to the nearby regional airport for a 6:45 a.m. flight. At the Transportation Security Administration entrance, she turned and mouthed “I love you” as she headed to the flight taking her to ...

Column: The gift of interaction

Columns

When I wake in the morning, I thank God for the day, and I pray for all persons sent to me on this day. I try to treat each person with dignity and respect. This is not something that our current culture honors and extols. If I click on the television, it is some person who has overcome being ...