To the Journal editor:
This great lake that we love, Lake Superior, is not ours to abuse. It is in our safe keeping. It is ours to watch over and protect. It is for this reason that I am writing this letter.
There are people who would like to build a spaceport on Thoney’s Point, a ...
To the Journal editor:
On July 24, Gerald Corkin, Marquette County Board chairman, surprised us by publicly announcing that a Detroit based lobbying firm, MAMA, had targeted Granot Loma, a pristine area of high cliffs and unspoiled Lake Superior shoreline north of Marquette, as the site of a ...
To the Journal editor:
Dr. Kevin Piggott deserves our thanks and appreciation for coming out of retirement to take on the “part time” position of medical director of the MCHD last Fall. He could not have dreamed what challenges he would face as the COVID virus took over his job, and he ...
To the Journal editor:
Full disclosure. I live three miles as the rocket flies from this proposed rocket launch site at Granot Loma. So, yes. I’m opposed to paving this part of paradise for this (or any) purpose. But you may find other more salient reasons to question the wisdom of even ...
To the Journal editor:
There seems to be a misconception that dangerous currents in Lake Superior occur only when it’s windy and waves are high. Then warning flags go up, beaches close, and notifications of the dangerous currents are sent out.
As a result, I feel it downplays the dangers ...
To the Journal editor:
The world is seeing another record year for average high temperatures. Death Valley saw the hottest temperature ever recorded anywhere on earth. California has never had more acreage burning at once. Hurricanes are causing floods, leaving some without power for ...