Opinion

To the editor: I’m compelled to write today to express my views on the upcoming election for Alger County sheriff. As Alger County prosecutor, I’m proud of the partnership built between my office and law enforcement, including the Alger County Sheriff’s Office.

To the editor: Alger County Action is an unaffiliated but progressive political action group. I am writing this Letter to the Editor as a member and because of concerning accounts of Alger County residents who are afraid to voice their political beliefs because of the aggressiveness of a small few who are opposed to some Democratic candidates.

To the editor: I’m a lonely, quiet intersection of Alger County. I speak for all intersections of Alger County.

This letter is about voting, but it specifically addresses Christians. If you are one, how do you feel about the direction our country is taking? Are you happy or unhappy about it? Do you feel any anxiety or fear about it? Did you realize that 40 million Christians don’t vote? And 15 million Christians aren’t even registered? Those are pathetic figures. This apathy with Christians not getting involved in politics because it’s “dirty” has resulted in the USA being in the position it’s in right now. If every Christian would see voting as not only a privilege but a responsibility, being a good steward of what God has so graciously given us, then we would have the candidates in office that reflect God and our values. Think of it this way: Your vote is a seed, but if you don’t plant it, you can’t reap the rewards. God needs us to go from the pews to the polls!

When people think of the automotive industry in Michigan, they often focus on Detroit. After all, it is the “Motor City”. But the history of auto manufacturing is deeply intertwined with the entire state’s culture, economy, and identity, including the often-overlooked Upper Peninsula, where mining, labor, and transportation developments helped shape the industry we know today.

PLEASE NOTE: Munising School Public Library will be closed on Monday, Oct. 14 for Indigenous Peoples’ day. The following day, Tuesday, Oct. 15, we will be closing early at 6 p.m. due to a staff conference. Thank you for your understanding.

“In the end, prayer grants us the quiet confidence that we are seen, known, and loved by a God who is always present. We will see how this connects with the most performed and persistent prayer we know…” Our Father, who art in Heaven….” When we were in Chicago for twenty years, we developed close relationships.

Q: I’m in my late 30’s with a history of asthma since adolescence and I’m quite certain that I had COVID-19 this past spring, given the symptoms that I had at the time. However, I was never tested for the virus, at that time, or since.

VOTING…what comes to your mind when you hear the word??? The definition is simple: a formal indication of a choice between two or more candidates expressed typically through a ballot. Here are some interesting tidbits of information I’ve learned about: Paper ballots versus machines: people today think that hand counting would take TOO long…yet machines are fraught with potential fraud options (who hasn’t had computer problems??!!) Did you know that in France, they used paper ballots and got them counted in one day? In Argentina which has a population of 30 million, they also used paper ballots and got them counted in one day? ID’s: why should ID’s not be required for voting? They are required for almost 100% of anything else you do in life.