To the editor: Pastor Ken Toth encourages everyone to keep praying. That’s well and good and gives comfort and psychological relief, but is there any objective evidence that prayers have been answered? There’s only unverifiable statements by people that believe in the efficacy of prayer. ...
We, the leadership of the Episcopal Diocese of Northern Michigan, are saddened by the news that the Roman Catholic Diocese of Marquette has called upon its clergy to withhold baptism and other sacraments from persons who are Trans, Transgender and Non-Binary until they deny their personhood and ...
When lawmakers return after the first of the year, they should consider this their No. 1 priority: allocating federal virus aid to combat the impact of COVID in Michigan. The House last week signed off on around $1 billion in funding that would invest in new treatments and increase locations ...
Although the dust has far from settled on the issue, enough is known about a prank of sorts Friday that resulted in the closure of nearly a dozen schools in the Upper Peninsula alone to broadly condemn what happened. For any readers who might be a half-step behind, a good number of schools ...
To the editor: Representative Markkanen, Since the district you represent has a Jewish presence and a Jewish temple that was defaced, what have you got to say publicly about this? Is it acceptable in your eyes?
To the editor: The modern custom of a Christmas tree does not come from any form of paganism. There is no evidence of any pagan religion decorating a special holiday tree for their mid-winter festivals, although the Romans celebrated the winter solstice with a festival called Saturnalia in ...