Opinion

Reader frustrated by lack of concern for abandoned chicken.

July 18, 2016

Dear Editor, I received quite a shock tonight.  I clean a local business office on a weekly basis.  I actually almost forgot to clean it this weekend, and then at 6 o’clock tonight, I suddenly remembered.  I got food, went to the office, ate my dinner quickly, and got down to cleaning. The last step was to take the garbage that the…

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Letter to the editor: An accepting community.

June 14, 2016

Dear Editor, My husband, son and myself are in Florida on vacation as I write this. The morning after we arrived, we awoke to the tragic news of the mass shooting that took place 20 miles from where we are staying. The coverage of the event has been on about every TV channel. Last night they held a vigil with…

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The World Record Attempt: Be proud Ludington and Mason County, this was the big time.

June 11, 2016
The World Record Attempt: Be proud Ludington and Mason County, this was the big time.

Editorial by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief.  Have you ever had one of those times when you know you are amongst greatness? For me, today was one of those days. I spent the entire day in Ludington photographing and videoing the attempt to break the Guinness World Record for longest frozen dessert (or ice cream dessert). I have been covering this story…

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Congressman speaks out against President’s gun control plan.

January 19, 2016
Congressman speaks out against President’s gun control plan.

Letter to the Editor, by Rep. Dan Benishek, Michigan’s 1st Congressional District.  Some of the fondest memories of my youth involve heading out into the woods western Upper Peninsula to hunt with friends and family.  My father had been killed in a mining accident when I was a kid, but I learned to hunt and shoot from people in our community…

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State Rep. Franz reflects on 2015.

December 17, 2015
State Rep. Franz reflects on 2015.

A letter to the editor by State Rep. Ray Franz (Republican-Onekama), 101st House District.  I would like to thank my family, friends and all those living in the 101st House District for their sincere support over the past year. I have been blessed with the opportunity of serving in the Michigan House of Representatives for nearly five years now and…

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