As we celebrate National Friends of Libraries Week from Oct. 19–25, I’d like to take a moment to recognize and thank the Friends of the Escanaba Public Library — a dedicated group of volunteers who have supported and enhanced our library since 1988. The Friends are your neighbors — ...

When a news organization starts name calling, ask yourself why they’re throwing around words like racist, misogynist, fascist and Nazi? Typically, when someone starts raising their voice, pounding their fist on the table and calls somebody a name, it’s because they don’t have a legitimate ...

The Gladstone City Commission made an offensive decision on Sept. 22 when it allowed K-9 Officer Dylan Nadeau-Enright to bail on his contract 16 months early and threw out the previously agreed-upon stipulation that he would pay back the money for the dog that had been donated by ...

This letter was sent to U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Watersmeet: Lawyers from the administration are accused of lying to judges in court. You must investigate and, if necessary, impeach a recently appointed circuit judge. A Department of Justice lawyer was fired after he told a judge the ...

I appreciate the concerns raised in the recent letter about petitions seeking proof of citizenship to register to vote. Protecting voting rights is absolutely essential, but it is equally important to ensure that elections are fair, secure, and limited to citizens, as our Constitution ...

There is a movement afoot to undermine the voter expansion amendments Michigan’s electorate passed in 2018 and 2022. Currently, circulators are trying to gather signatures on petitions which will require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote. This is all to solve a problem ...