×

Op-eds

8-18 Media: France to Florida: Travel dreams take flight

By Shaylynn Goodreau-Kangas 8-18 Media Special to the Journal What are places that would be truly amazing to visit one day? This question can have an infinite amount of answers depending on the person. For instance, if the person has an adventurous spirit, they might say they would want ...

Blessings from Mother Earth, Father Sky

Earth Day was established in 1970 by Senator Gaylord Nelson. Part of a global response to a massive oil spill in Southern California in 1969, April 22 became a benchmark for recognizing the state of our nation’s natural resources was a mess. That summer, while working as a deckhand on an ore ...

Women’s rights are global and must be respected

The death of Mahsa Amini, a young Iranian woman who perished in the custody of Iran’s morality police because her headscarf was not tight enough has sparked an astonishing youth revolt across the country. This protest is not like any other in Iran. This protest is not new, for it is ...

Eagles, prayers, promises follow Marquette’s bones

Last month, in a far corner of the Upper Peninsula, whistles made from eagle bones sounded over Mission Bay, just North of State Street in the village of St. Ignace. The remains of Fr. Jacques Marquette were reverently placed back into the ground where the bones of that Jesuit priest and ...

America fast approaching crossroads on fossil fuel use

We are in a crisis. Our reliance on oil is harming the health and security of people around the world. Putin’s aggression in Ukraine is enabled by Russia’s oil and natural gas supplies. At the same time, prices in America have risen at the pump and to heat our homes. Limiting oil and gas ...

Fund judicial watchdog agency to protect justice

The government entity that investigates complaints against Michigan’s judges is falling behind after an uptick in cases without the funds to meet the demand. The investigation backlog puts the integrity of our judicial system at stake. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Legislature need to make ...