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Time to hate wolves – again?

To the Journal editor: In the Sept. 21 (edition of the) Daily Mining Gazette (Houghton) I read of legislation proposed in the State House to require hunting and trapping of gray wolves in Michigan, if and when the species is removed from the federal list of endangered species. This is not the first time, and probably not the last, for such a proposal. What is new, of course, is that voters go to the polls in another month and will see the names of the sponsor and co-sponsor, respectively, of the proposed bill - state representatives Dave Prestin, R-Cedar River and Greg Markkanen, ...

Enough is enough

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 ...

Writer promotes biblical worldview

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 ...

Making position known

To the Journal editor: On Nov. 3, Karl Bohnak and Anna Aho Rink will vie for citizen’s vote for the 109th seat for state representative . Saving rural health care is one of Anna’s main platform issues. Anna touts being an administrator at Planned Parenthood in Marquette for 17 years. When I challenged Anna on her role at Planned Parenthood and the fact that it was not “care” for the unborn baby, Anna stood behind her position. Indeed, she made her living from the “abortion care” industry at Planned Parenthood. Many people are not aware that abortion is legal in ...

Know why your society is in chaos?

To the Journal editor: The Second Law of Thermodynamics states that, in a closed system, entropy—or disorder—increases over time. As a political metaphor, this principle can be used to describe the effects of leftist policy: not because progressives consciously seek disorder, but because many of their preferred policies weaken the institutions, incentives, and social norms that impose structure on collective life. In a free society, millions of economically empowered individuals make decisions according to their own rational self-interest. Like Adam Smith’s invisible hand, these ...

Disappointed

To the Journal editor: It is disheartening to observe U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman’s continued failure to represent the interests of Michigan’s First District. Despite holding office for nearly a decade, Bergman has repeatedly demonstrated a lack of engagement with his constituents, avoiding town halls since taking office in 2017 and prioritizing partisan national agendas over the tangible needs of our communities. His record shows a pattern of inaction on pressing local issues—including the detrimental impact of tariffs—while enabling the personal business interests of his aides in ...