A Headlee rollback is being sought by the current Delta County Board of Commissioners. If you support this, then you support having your taxes go up 9.5% or more at the county level. Serving on the county Board of Commissioners for almost 14 years, I presided over 14 balanced budgets and ...

This statement cuts both ways: "What is important to me may not be important to you." We've all been shaped by surrounding influences. Some examples would be the culture, a coach/mentor and teachers. However, most would agree that our primary influence is Mom and Dad. A very influential father ...

Here is a letter I sent U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Watersmeet, on March 9 through his Congressional portal. Congressman Bergman, The Trump administration’s multiple tariffs, threats to annex Greenland and Canada, attacks on Venezuela purportedly for drug trafficking, while pardoning a former ...

As someone who has had the privilege of serving our community on the Gladstone City Commission (2015–16) and the Delta County Commission (2023–24), I have always believed in the value of open government and constructive public involvement. During my time in office, I observed that ...

The recent letter from a former Escanaba resident regarding "Operation Metro Surge" in Minnesota provides a heart-wrenching narrative, but it conveniently omits the "why" behind this necessary federal response. While the author uses emotional appeals to frame the community as being under siege, ...

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