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Opposes potential township move

To the Journal editor: For decades the Superior Watershed Partnership has considered Chocolay Township a regional leader in protective environmental planning and zoning. The township was one of the first in the Upper Peninsula to assist in developing a comprehensive watershed management plan for the Chocolay River and its many cold-water tributaries. Chocolay Township also worked with the SWP to develop one of the most effective riparian buffer ordinances in the Upper Peninsula (pretty impressive when you consider there are over 140 townships in the U.P.) A riparian buffer is the ...

Questions posed

To the Journal editor: Like many residents, I believe public transportation is an important service for our community. Seniors, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and others depend upon it for medical appointments, groceries, work, and maintaining their independence. If the facts show that these essential services would truly be lost without additional taxpayer support, my vote would be yes. That is why I believe voters deserve clear, complete, and timely information before making an eight-year commitment. The signs placed throughout Delta County sending messages like “if ...

Some reorganization

Have you heard? USDA Forest Service is reorganizing, it says. All regional research and management offices will close, it says. This is beyond reorganization. Reorganization implies systematic planning to form a functioning whole (Websters). The Detroit News has called this “a massive restructuring effort.” The Guardian calls it “chaos.” These closures effectively collapse its regional structure. I would call that devastation. It entails creation of 15 national regions headed by politically appointed “state directors.” Michigan’s Huron-Manistee, Hiawatha, and Ottawa ...

Freedom is not free

Everyone loves a good movie, especially when a wrong is made right, when the good guy wins. All ‘military movies’ have some lines that are powerful, making an indelible point you cannot forget. For instance, in the movie "A Few Good Men," Col. Jessup delivers an objective truth about the absolute necessity regarding armed forces. He states, and anyone who has served in the military will attest, “you want me on that wall, you need me on that wall. I provide the very freedom you breathe.” My son, a three-tour Iraq war veteran, had the privilege of being present when Toby Keith ...

Columnist Lowry wrong about patriotism

To the Journal editor: This is in regard to Rich Lowry's June 20 patriotism column and the June 30 American pride article. Rich Lowry uses "proudness" polling data to insinuate that Democrats are less patriotic than Republicans. Considering how wrong the 2024 presidential election poll predictions were, these "proudness" patriotism polls may be unreliable. Bland questions like "how proud are you of our country" with a ranking of "very" to "zero" is rather meaningless. There are many facets to our country, some we definitely can be very proud of, others of which we can be deeply ashamed ...

Don’t forget God

To the Journal editor: The theme for this year's July 4th Parade in Marquette is "One Nation Indivisible - 250 Years." The probabilities for Indivisibility, Liberty, and Justice for All diminish over time when we forget God - Psalm 9:17.