Opinion

I’m always looking for the honorable qualities in people who exhibit the traits of my grandparents’ generation. I admire the characteristics of those raised during that era of our country’s history. The Americans born between 1900 and 1925 that former NBC news anchor, Tom Brokaw named the “Greatest Generation”, those who endured the Great Depression and World War II. Their enormous fortitude to handle the vast sacrifices during the depression and the ravages of war is truly a model for handling life crises to the best of our abilities.

Q: I read your article from about two months ago about prediabetes and discussed my risk factors with my doctor (obese, relatively inactive, two siblings with diabetes, and I had gestational diabetes with my last pregnancy six years ago). She advised that I undertake the exercise regimen you mentioned (brisk walking for 30 minutes 5 days a week) and cut down my calorie intake.

Why do we publish box scores? If you go further into The Munising Beacon, the results and standings from a number of sporting events are included, ranging from high school sports to adult rec leagues. It’s a legacy staple of newspapers called box scores and handles a number of sports-related results, transactions and statistics.

Dear Editor: The authors of the news article “Michigan shouldn’t worry about becoming a ‘climate haven’”(May 19, 2023), Jason Hayes and Jarrett Skorup, from the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, basically dismissed the idea of Climate Refugees flocking to the Upper Peninsula. They did so without taking into consideration our diverse and fragile ecosystems that are and will be affected by climate change.

I’m not a pastor, but I’ve been a Christ-man for a long time, so I’m writing this as a letter to the editor. Concerned about sickness? Let’s get to the root of it.

Three Nigerian men are facing extradition after being indicted for sexually extorting multiple young men and teenage boys in the United States. One of their victims was Jordan DeMay, a Marquette High School student who committed suicide as a result of the cyber “sextortion” plot.

Recently in Louisville, a 25 year-old with mental health issues killed five innocent people and injured eight others with an AR-15 assault style weapon, before being fatally shot by police inside the bank where he worked.

Eden Lutheran worships on Saturdays at 5pm, and on Sundays at 1030am, followed by coffee fellowship. Eden offers “open communion” at the Lord’s table, where all are welcome.