To the Journal editor: As a physician, I was grateful when, last fall, voters in our state expressed our belief in the right to control our own bodies, lives, and futures when we resoundingly passed Proposal 3. This wasn’t a one-off, either, as polling shows, Michigan voters support a ...

To the Journal editor: The Ishpeming Lions Club is the oldest Adopt-A Highway volunteer group in the Upper Peninsula. Twice a year, we clean up the two-mile section of U.S. 41 from the west Ishpeming stoplight to the Ski Hall of Fame. In the decades of participating in this project, this ...

To the Journal editor: In the Sept.16-17 issue, The Mining Journal printed a (Letter to the Editor) entitled “Solar by example an excellent idea for Marquette Township,” praising Marquette Township for building a solar array to power their community center with that clean, renewable ...

To the Journal editor: It is true that many athletic mascots still exist today that offend considerable segments of our society either in their names or in the portrayal of their names. When a majority of all decent people affected by a mascot agree that these offensive elements exist, then ...

To the Journal editor: September is here and time for weather to change, we will still have some warm days. But more darkness as the days get shorter. But think of the positive. You don’t have to close your windows because of the heat. Let in some of the fresh air, put the air conditioner ...

To the Journal editor: If you search you might find a few folks who still believe in a geocentric solar system. They would point up to the sky and say, “see, the sun revolves around the earth.” A seemingly observable truth, but scientifically erroneous. Most experts and scientists ...