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What we need

To the Journal editor: When I went to graduate school in 2000, we were heading into the information age. The future looked bright. We could be smarter faster. Now we are in the disinformation age. I’ve left social media — it’s not a healthy place. It’s certainly not a reliable source for information. In our thirst to know more faster, we’ve lost our sense of balance. And so, little local print newspaper, I turn to you. You are flawed, but so am I. You are at least tangible and as information online gets scrubbed, tangibility is something. You will likely print this letter ...

Don’t save SAVE

To the Journal editor: In 2022, Michigan voters approved Proposal 22-2, making voting easier and more secure. And we successfully used this secure, modern system in the 2024 election cycle! Currently there is a federal bill — HR-22 or the SAVE Act — which will endanger Michigan’s secure system. The SAVE Act creates a burden by requiring a passport or original copy of birth certificate IN PERSON in order to register or update registration. This will make it harder for millions of Americans to register and cast a vote, regardless of party affiliation. How might this ...

Voter supression apparent

To the Journal editor: Republicans have proposed myriad voter suppression laws since 2020 based on the lie that our elections are wrought with voter fraud. The latest attempt, the SAVE Act is a solution looking for a problem. it supposedly is meant to address the issue of non citizens voting. This is not an issue. It is already illegal, under penalty of perjury and deportation, for a noncitizen to register to vote. Who would risk deportation to illegally register to vote? Many audits and studies have shown that non citizens voting happens about once a year. Literally. To ...

Support Medicare Advantage

To the Journal editor: I’ve been a carpenter my entire adult life, a member of MRCC Carpenter Millwright Local 1510, and I can tell you that working Michiganders support the lawmakers who understand what our needs are as well. Given the physical nature of our jobs, this is especially the case when it comes to our long-term healthcare. I’m asking all concerned citizens and Congress to take appropriate action to ensure sure the Medicare Advantage program gets the adequate funding it needs to operate. Medicare Advantage isn’t just a healthcare program, it’s an entire support ...

Due process for all

To the Journal editor: The erroneous deportation of Kilmar Garcia should strike fear in the heart of every one of us. The U.S. Department of Justice admitted, in court, that ICE knew there was a 2019 court order prohibiting Garcia’s deportation. Yet, without due process and the opportunity to prove his innocence and his right to be in this country, the U.S. government sent Garcia to a gulag in El Salvador from which he is not likely to ever emerge. Then, in a “Catch-22” defense, the government argued that, because Garcia was in El Salvador, he was now beyond the reach of the ...

Who’s in charge?

To the Journal editor: If you saw the ambush at the Oval Office as I did, we should all be ashamed and afraid. Trump and Vance insulted the leader of a free country which is fighting for freedom and democracy. Rudeness is a sign of weakness, not strength. Extortion is what was on the agenda and advancement of what the Kremlin said was “policies that coincide with our position.” Many are becoming convinced that Trump was compromised into the KGB in Moscow in 1987. Developments, words and decisions that Trump has made in the last several years stands as evidence that that is ...