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Loss of unions impacts all

To the Journal editor: Recently read a couple of editorials from The Detroit News. Also noticed the Mackinac Group is heavily flogging the same thing. Incidentally, “Right-to-Work” is, in my opinion, the worst misnomer since the Red Delicious apple. Here are some facts to keep in mind when you read that former Gov. Snyder saved us from the evil of mandatory union membership when he made us a “Right-to-Work” state 10 years ago. 1. A “closed shop” is one in which a worker must join a union in order to work in that shop. It has been illegal in all 50 states since ...

Knowledge is power

To the Journal editor: What we count as newsworthy, like what we count as historically significant, is a matter of opinion. These days, many avid news seekers ferret out “news sources” that only reinforce their present biases. About 1.4 million Americans tune into Fox News each day, about 1.3 million view MSNBC and/or CNN. Together, that’s less than 1% of the U.S. population. If you’re reading this, you probably believe most other people read the paper, as well. Pew Research says about 25 million Americans routinely or occasionally a physical or online newspaper; or about ...

Climate change having impact

To the Journal editor: The World Meteorological Organization released a report in September stating that human-caused climate change/global warming has caused weather-related disasters to increase fivefold over the last 50 years, resulting in an average of 115 fatalities and $200 million damage every day around the world. The WMO warned that unless humans reduce the burning of the dirty fossil fuels like oil, coal and gas responsible for this climate change, these disastrous impacts will only get worse. Additionally, the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ...

Safe homes are the goal

To the Journal editor: For all of us freaking out about the government coming to haul away our gas stoves, let’s stop a moment, let our pulse return to normal and ask why this is happening Why would this problem suddenly arise after we have been happily cooking with gas all these long years? The answer is this: most of us grew up in houses where we would raise and lower the leaky old windows with the heavy weights on each side, go outside in the spring to remove the heavy storm windows and install the screens for the summer. Then, in the fall, it would be time to get out the ...

Try God’s way

To the Journal editor: How to enjoy the coming New Year if you choose to follow the spiritual way give thanks for the many blessings provided by God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. In his great mercy, He has given us a new birth into the living hope of The resurrection of Jesus from the dead and a new inheritance that can never perish. A place called heaven, where peace and joy will be ongoing and all who accept this way will then realize that our world does not provide us that. Many divisions among our people, wars, sickness, not caring for one another so just try to slow ...

Simpler times are recalled

To the Journal editor: A Christmas message: This is the time when the real light of the world came into the world. Dec. 25 is as we have on our calendar is the birthday of Jesus. He came to show us the real way of living, love and concern about each other. As I have written many times, it’s quite different now. Back when I was young in the 1940s and 1950s, it was after Thanksgiving we celebrated the real meaning of Christmas. Go to church and enjoy the music and the people gathering together in person not the new way, lots of texting and email etc. Also prayers and being ...