To the Journal editor: With the recent hurricane in Florida and the other southeastern states, a lot of damage and lives were lost. Also, tornadoes in the Midwest and the hot weather in a lot of the southern states. “Climate change is real” so I will go through our four seasons. Now it ...

To the Journal editor: Think of this, 63 million babies have been aborted since 1973. If they had lived they would be paying into our system, we would not be in the financial difficulties we are in today. Our children will be burdened with unnecessary taxes all because of the aborted ...

To the Journal editor: A new slogan for the U.S. Postal Service is now appropriate: Neither rain nor snow shall prevent mail from reaching your mailbox, unless the local office is short staffed. I didn’t receive mail delivery on Thursday as I’m sure other city residents didn’t either. ...

To the Journal editor: The Strauss–Howe generational theory suggests every fourth generation America faces a major crisis. Some agree/disagree but past crises do slowly fade into a textbook footnote allowing the darkness of cynicism and hatred to seep in to cloak our better angels, and I ...

To the Journal editor: This year’s Fresh Coast Film Festival in Marquette — Oct. 17-20 — was memorable. Some films celebrated the beauty of the Great Lakes, the Upper Peninsula’s ski heritage and the legacy of our indigenous culture. Other films exposed the alarming effects from ...

To the Journal editor: Established vegetation/plants minimize soil erosion. Established native plants, trees, shrubs, grasses and wildflowers native to a region’s growing medium be it sand or soil protect watersheds. The deep reaching root systems of established native plants conserve ...