To the Journal editor: The “Letter to the Editor” represents a distinct voice in society. It takes real courage and good writing skills to convey the right message to the public. Overall, it is not an easy task to say something in so few words. Many people lack the skills to express ...

To the Journal editor: Over the past couple of years, I have had a great deal of contact with Marquette-area health personnel. The experience has been beneficial and positive. But most of it would not have happened if I didn’t have health insurance as part of my retirement package. A recent ...

To the Journal editor: I am very disappointed with (the) headline you chose, "Out on the street," for your article concerning the resignation of Coach Richardson (from Northern Michigan University). I found it very unkind and actually very cruel, especially considering how hard Coach ...

Very often, people in this country do not see clearly that which is so obvious to non-Americans. The following offers two quotes from a famous modern author from Canada. The author eloquently and succinctly states the obvious: "The unthinkable is made real not through rational thought, but ...

To the Journal editor: My husband and I recently took a tour of our Marquette County Landfill and Recycling Center. The tour gave us an up close and personal view of how the items we recycle each week are sorted and processed. We realized how important it is for us to recycle items that would ...

To the Journal editor: We don't hear whining coming from the babies who've died of starvation, or children who've died from a preventable disease or moans from those who've died of/from painful acute and chronic untreated ailments that were treated in a now shuttered hospital when health ...