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Letters to the Editor

Bike-pedestrian path or leaf-yard waste path?

November 6, 2015
Bike-pedestrian path or leaf-yard waste path?

  Letter to the Editor, by LuAnne Winiecke, Ludington.  Again this year property owners along North Lakeshore Drive and on Bryant Road are putting their leaves and yard waste in the bike-pedestrian pathways. First of all, it makes it dangerous for the persons using those paths (for what they were intended for) to have to go out into the traffic lanes…

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Sheriff questions the logic behind presumptive parole.

October 30, 2015
Sheriff questions the logic behind presumptive parole.

Letter to the editor by Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. Some facts about those sentenced to prison: Only 10% of those convicted of a felony offense actually are sentenced to prison. 69% are paroled within the first 6 months of their early release date (ERD) 82% are paroled with the first year of their ERD. 23% re-offend within one year…

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Fix the roads! Because $4 billion a year isn’t enough.

October 28, 2015
Fix the roads! Because $4 billion a year isn’t enough.

Letter to the editor by State Representative Ray Franz (R-Onekema), Michigan House of Representatives 101st District. Fix the roads!  That has been the mantra for the last couple of years, but in reality, it is been repeated for decades.  As they say, “you might be from Michigan if you have only two seasons: Winter and Construction.” It is the nature of…

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Congressman Benishek says defense bill is critical.

October 23, 2015
Congressman Benishek says defense bill is critical.

Letter to the editor by Congressman Dan Benishek, R-Iron Mountain, Michigan’s 1st Congressional District.  This past summer, I had the opportunity to attend a Michigan Defense Tour with a bi-partisan coalition of members of Congress from Michigan, along with Senator Stabenow.  We toured northern Michigan sites such as the Alpena Combat Readiness Center and Camp Grayling, facilities that employ thousands…

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Letter: Life lessons from selling books, a father pleads his daughter’s case.

August 6, 2015
Letter: Life lessons from selling books, a father pleads his daughter’s case.

  Letter to the Editor, by Rick Whitcomb, Azle , Texas. This letter is not as much about a recent article, but more the love a father has for his daughter and making things right for all sides. Recently, my daughter, Claire Whitcomb, was the subject of an article in which she was criticized for her sale techniques. I pose a…

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