To the Journal editor: The IPCC report released (recently) throws down the decarbonization gauntlet in the starkest possible terms. We, meaning the world, must take immediate, forceful action to decarbonize our economies and lifestyles. There will be disruptions, and there will be ...

Workers’ justice defined for all To the Journal editor: As part of observing Labor Day that honors our workers for their many and varied contributions to our American society, We the People define, justify and apply justice to declare just rights for all workers. What is justice? ...

To the Journal editor: U.S. Sen. Carl Levin was a real friend of the Upper Peninsula. I got to know him while serving as the chairman of the Alger County Road Commission. I had numerous one-on-one meetings with the senator while working to fund the reconstruction of H-58 in Alger ...

To the Journal editor: It is now August 2021 and we are beginning a fourth wave of COVID-19. I’m not reflecting on past pandemic mishandlings but instead where we currently stand as a country. I reflect on what my father was thinking as his troop transport craft rocked back and forth in ...

To the Journal editor: Last year, Northern Michigan University did a spectacular job of navigating through the COVID-19 pandemic and the students, faculty, staff, and the wider community all benefited. Now it’s time for the leadership of NMU to once again step up and battle COVID’s ...

To the Journal editor: I live off of Charley Lakes Road in Forsyth Township, maintained by the Marquette County Road Commission. They keep it well maintained year round despite how remote we are. We could not get by without them. In the years, I’ve lived out this way, I noticed a plethora ...