Opinion

Grandparents express thanks for finding missing granddaughters.

August 28, 2017

Grandparents express thanks for finding missing granddaughters. Dear Editor, We would like to thank the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office, the Michigan State Police, and the Mason County Search & Rescue Team for their professional response August 21 when our granddaughters were missing.  Thanks also to those who prayed for the safe return of these precious girls, and for those who…

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Letter to the editor: The alternatives to shutting down Line 5 pipeline are greater risks.

July 26, 2017

Letter to the editor: The alternatives to shutting down Line 5 pipeline are greater risks. Dear Editor, As a local business owner and employer to 200-plus local residents whose livelihood is connected to energy, I think there are some key facts readers should know about the recent calls by some to shut down Enbridge’s Line 5 through the Mackinac Straits.…

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Editorial: Councilor’s choice to survey public with social media was appropriate.

April 25, 2017

Editorial: Councilor’s choice to survey public with social media was appropriate.  Editorial by MCP. During Monday’s Ludington City Council meeting, the council’s newest member, Councilor-at-Large Brandy Henderson, was admonished by Third Ward Councilor Les Johnson, for using social media to ask her constituents a question about what they thought about the idea of charging non-city residents to park at Stearns…

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Reader: Historical society millage request wrong direction for history, culture and arts.

April 17, 2017

Reader: Historical society millage request wrong direction for history, culture and arts. Letter to the Editor by David Petersen, Amber Township. The issue of public funding for the activities of the Mason County Historical Society have come up once again. The Society had a millage passed in the early days of the development of White Pine Village that was not…

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One of our heroes needs us, Riverton fire chief faces cancer battle.

March 20, 2017

One of our heroes needs us, Riverton fire chief faces cancer battle. #CooperStrong. Editorial by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. There are many people in our area who are currently fighting cancer and we apologize up front for not being able to tell every single person’s story. But, this is a story that needs to be told. One of our county’s heroes, who…

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