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Michigan is one of roughly half of the states in the country that allows citizens to collect signatures for voters to consider approving a law on the November statewide ballot. A certain threshold of signatures is required, as well as approval from the state's board of canvassers. This year, voters will have a campaign finance law to consider — known as Prop 2 — that would prohibit many companies with government contracts, as well as state regulated utility companies, from making contributions to policymakers. The only other proposal facing voters is whether to hold a constitutional ...

Enough is enough

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To the Journal editor: When will American voters finally say “Enough is enough?" Are they really OK with the Trump family slurping up billions of dollars off connections to power? Bitcoin anyone? Do they truly believe that voting by mail is rife with fraud? There have been more Jan. 6 pardoned insurrectionists rearrested in the past year than fraudulent voters arrested in the past 20 years. How long will they accept Trump’s stonewalling of the release of the Epstein files as required by the law he signed? There are millions of pages still to be released and much of what has been ...

Stop the hysteria over Flock cameras

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In the bad old crime days of New York City, I spent a Christmas Eve waiting outside an emergency room. Our foursome had been violently robbed in a subway station and I was eager for the doctor's report on one member who'd suffered a concussion fighting off a mugger. Because someone got hurt, ...

Writer promotes biblical worldview

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To the Journal editor, September is the third month since July 4, celebrating the 250th anniversary of our Declaration of Independence. Making that declaration took a lot of courage. And knowledge. And faith. And wisdom for the future. Our Founding Fathers weren’t ignorant. They knew about the Protestant Reformation that began in Europe with Martin Luther, around Oct. 31, 1517. Fast forward to 1776. Thomas Jefferson and the others knew that according to the first chapters of Genesis, God created the earth and then He created mankind in His image to dwell in it. But Adam disobeyed ...

Discussion on data centers worth attending

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If there is one thing a community should not do when it is faced with a potentially significant development, it is wait until the decisions have already been made before asking questions. That is why Marquette County residents should make an effort to attend tonight’s community informational session on data centers, hosted by the Lake Superior Community Partnership from 6-7:30 p.m. at Peter White Public Library. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. The subject may seem highly technical. Data centers are facilities built to house the computer systems and infrastructure that power an increasingly ...

How death penalty opponents share the blame for botched executions

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"Botched" is a perfectly fine word for golf, cooking, or home repair. It seems inadequate for the taking of a life, even the life of Christa Pike, a heinous murderer. In 1996, a jury found Pike guilty of the torture and murder of her Jobs Corps classmate, Colleen Slemmer. Pike was sentenced ...