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Opposes potential township move

Letters To The Editor

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 ...

State Adopt-A-Highway crews to do roadside cleanup this month

Editorial

It’s again time for groups of volunteers to walk along Michigan’s highways, graciously picking up the trash and other discarded items thoughtlessly left behind by others. Beginning Saturday, motorists should be on the lookout for bright yellow-green vests as Adopt-A-Highway volunteers fan out across Michigan for the second of three scheduled collections in 2026. The statewide pickup will continue through Sunday, July 19. Adopt-A-Highway is a Michigan Department of Transportation program designed to help keep the state’s roadsides and ditches clean and attractive. Participants ...

Mamdani has twisted view of America

Columns

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivered a Fourth of July message that sounded like America is on its death bed. Immigrant citizens standing on each side of him as he sat at a desk used by George Washington, were even more stoic. July Fourth is supposed to be a celebratory time. Not for ...

Candidates advised of rules for political sign placements

Editorial

During this election season, the Michigan Department of Transportation and the Dickinson County Road Commission remind all candidates that campaign signs can interfere with motorist and pedestrian vision along streets and highways. Signage at intersections and other places in the right-of-way can also be problematic for maintenance operations. Candidates are advised of MDOT’s sign placement criteria: — Political candidates are responsible for obtaining approval from the adjacent property owner to place the signs. — Signs must be more than 30 feet from the edge of the roadway ...

Questions posed

Letters To The Editor

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 ...

A former slave told us the value of July 4

Columns

It is unfortunate but also ironically appropriate that national efforts to celebrate the nation's birth have been rattled by internal disputes over how that birth should be celebrated. "Who controls the past controls the future," wrote George Orwell in 1984. "Who controls the present controls ...