On Jan. 6, I attended the Delta County Board of Commissioners reorganization meeting. On their agenda, under new business was the discussion regarding the position of the emergency management coordinator salary. Commissioner Kelli VanGinhoven made a motion for a salary of $72,000 for the ...

As I talk with residents of Delta County, I realize that most do not know that Delta County is upgrading their Master Plan with a total rewrite through the planning commission. Don’t get this confused with the five-year park plan that the county is completing now. Master Plans are usually ...

Political mailers have already started arriving in the Upper Peninsula. Our household received three last week in support of a particular candidate. I was reminded by this how many people are not aware that much of the political mail they receive is not paid for by the candidate it ...

Imagine being born in the United States some 60-plus years ago, attaining a Ph.D. from Michigan State University, retiring from the State of Michigan after decades of exemplary service, having no criminal record and then being traumatized by masked thugs while on a shopping trip simply because ...

The definition of “scandal” is not just a weird story that ends up in the headlines. Rather, the true meaning of the word, as defined by the church is, “anything that is put in the path of someone trying to live a holy, moral and decent life.” If this definition is true, consider what ...

Recently, while waiting for a table to open at our favorite restaurant, my husband and I saw something that made us both sad and concerned. On the bulletin board were two flyers, announcing fundraising events for two young people, both of whom were afflicted by very serious medical conditions. ...