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It takes courage

To the Journal editor: It does not take much courage to oppose people who you consider to be “on the other team” or “the bad guys.” It takes a tremendous amount of courage to oppose people who are on your team who you thought were “good guys.” I hope my congressman in Washington, U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Watersmeet, shows the courage of a retired lieutenant general in the U.S. Marine Corps and stands up to the president. A president who is gravely threatening democracy by firing military leaders and inspectors generals, by assuming the powers of congress, by ...

Where’s Bergman?

To the Journal editor: House members spent (recent times) in district. As many of us would like more information regarding the chaos going on in the federal government, I called Rep. Jack Bergman’s office for a schedule of his in district appearances. Initially, I was told his schedule was posted on his Facebook page and his .gov website. Finding nothing, I called his office again and was given his “scheduler’s” email. This is the response I received: Hi Teresa - based on your previous correspondence to our office as well as your behavior on social media, I won’t be ...

Bad things are happening

To the Journal editor: I have written our (U.S. Rep.) Jack Bergman, R-Watersmeet, regarding our agreement we have with Ukraine. Basically the U.S. along with other countries guaranteed Ukraine’s sovereignty in return they would give up their nuclear weapons. Under Trump, it appears we are refusing to stand behind that agreement. My question is simple: If we are flushing the agreement down the toilet, should we not return Ukraine’s nuclear weapons? Next, for everyone that saw the news convergence with Musk, I have a simple question for the Trump supporters: Elon Musk said that ...

Change needed

To the Journal editor: Recently, the news has mentioned the sudden firing of federal public servants. I want to highlight that our very own Upper Peninsula community is not immune from the impacts of this travesty. And that each reader has a role to play in the solution. Several of our hardworking U.P neighbors employed by the National Park Service and US Forest Service were abruptly fired late last Friday afternoon. More lost their jobs over the weekend For example, since last Friday our president and his billionaire friend fired at least 14 valued employees at Hiawatha National ...

Keep circuses out

To the Journal editor: I am a proud, born and raised Yooper. I get to swim in the biggest lake in the world every summer, experience the spectacular views on top of Sugarloaf, and have hiking trails right in my own backyard From listening to owl calls from my bedroom in the middle of the night, to counting salamanders in Presque Isle Park, to watching baby foxes on my college campus, growing up in the Upper Peninsula has taught me to value and protect the natural world and the animals that live within it. This is why I am shocked that traveling wild animal acts are still allowed ...

Rep must act

To the Journal editor: U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Watersmeet, must take a stand to protect Michigan farmers, American workers, and U.S. global leadership by restoring USAID as an independent agency. The reckless dismantling of USAID is not only causing famine and instability worldwide but is also devastating Michigan’s economy, especially its agriculture sector. Michigan farmers rely on USAID programs that purchase American-grown food to provide lifesaving aid abroad. The current freeze on these programs means American crops are sitting in warehouses while starvation spreads in ...