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Letters To The Editor

Flight was great success

To the Journal editor: I recently had the opportunity to go on the Upper Peninsula Honor Flight and wow, what an experience that was. I am a Vietnam U.S. Army combat veteran who served from 1971 to 1973. Each of us had a guardian and I chose my daughter who lives nearby (spouses not ...

Looking for fund award

To the Journal editor: I sent this letter to Acting Assistant Attorney General Todd Blanche (recently): Todd Blanche Acting United States Attorney General U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 Dear Acting Attorney General Blanche, I an writing ...

Climate change real

I'm a meteorologist with two degrees in atmospheric science. The great majority of the most qualified scientists in my field believe human-caused greenhouse gas emissions and other short-sighted, irresponsible actions like mass deforestation are responsible for a dangerous global ...

Memorial Day reflection

To the Journal editor: As a kid, each Memorial Day I stood next to Dad in the sun, rain and cold with hand placed over my heart. I remember listening to veterans’ names being read-off as the wind weaved through the cemetery’s quaking aspens, as if they were whispering to me. I will again ...

Community, not battleground

To the Journal editor: Marquette County neighbors, I just came back from the Kaufman awards. It’s an annual ceremony recognizing students who are doing something exceptional for their school, peers or community. Some examples that struck me were making equipment for our firefighters, ...

Investing in U.P.’s youngest residents is investment in all of us

To the Journal editor: A baby born in the Upper Peninsula and a baby born in Ann Arbor arrive with the same theoretical access to care, but the U.P. baby's mother may have driven past two hospitals that couldn't deliver her child, rationed gas money between appointments and groceries, or spent ...