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Threat to democracy

Threat to democracy

To the editor: The plethora of letters in the Enterprise that continue to warn of political hate-laced speech, discordant rhetoric, dictatorship, and threats to truth are convoluted and ill-informed. In a recent CNN interview, speaking from experience, Robert F. 04/17/2024 05:24 PM

Disturbing

To the editor: While visiting our children and grandchildren in Texas, imagine my disappointment to see two Leelanau leaders standing behind Donald Trump in Grand Rapids. Both Representative Bergman and Sheriff Borkovich were standing in support of the former president as he spoke cruel and incendiary words about human beings who are risking their lives to reach safety in the United States of America. 04/17/2024 05:24 PM

Humans … devalued

Humans … devalued

To the editor: Fervent Democrat support for abortion, including late term, continues to ignore an inconvenient truth: abortion stops a beating heart. We must not follow Satanist Aleister Crowley’s dictate, “Do what thou wilt!” Instead, we should adhere to basic humanity, guided by Jesus’ teachings of love and compassion for human life, even when that requires great personal sacrifice. 04/17/2024 05:24 PM

Make America Great Again. Really?

Make America Great Again. Really?

To the editor: In her new book “Attack From Within,” University of Michigan law professor Barbara McQuaid writes: “Make America Great Again implies a wish to return to what some may consider the good old days, when white men were dominant, women were subservient, and people of color were pushed to the lower rungs of society.” No thanks. President Biden closed his recent State of the Union Address with this: “The issue facing our nation is not how old we are, it’s how old are our ideas. 04/17/2024 05:24 PM

‘Complicit in … silence’

‘Complicit in … silence’

To the editor: Letters whining about our wonderful Sheriff’s meeting with former President Trump to discuss border safety are disappointing. Instead, shouldn’t these writers be protesting the explosion of fentanyl crossing our border (estimated to be enough to kill every person in our country last year)? Additionally, with 294 illegal aliens on the terrorist watchlist apprehended since 2021 (and those are only the individuals Border Patrol agents have caught), shouldn’t they be drafting letters of apology for the moment when the terror attacks that FBI Director Wray is warning will ultimately occur? Liberals are complicit in their silence, and their priorities are misguided. 04/17/2024 05:24 PM

Public servant

To the editor: Have over 40 years law enforcement experience from patrol officer to department head. Have attended many events and was never questioned about who I supported whether I was in uniform or in plain clothes. 04/17/2024 05:24 PM

Pentagon budget bill

Pentagon budget bill

To the editor: It is budget time in Washington DC! PresidentBiden’sandthe Republican’s budgets have proposed an extraordinary amount of money for the Pentagon. We all know the U.S. 04/17/2024 05:24 PM

Celebrate the Earth

Celebrate the Earth

To the editor: It’s time to celebrate Earth Day! The official theme for 2024 is Planet vs. Plastics. 04/17/2024 05:24 PM

‘Secure border’

‘Secure border’

To the editor: Sheriff Borkovich’s visit to Grand Rapids certainly elicited a large negative response. Perhaps if Biden’s minions were more concerned with the open southern border policies of the current administration, such a trip would not have been necessary. 04/17/2024 05:24 PM

Immigration policy

Immigration policy

To the editor: A letter to the editor in the April fourth edition of the Enterprise repeats a pernicious falsehood about US immigration policy. The letter writer claimed that “Border Patrol recently admitted it has flown 320,000 illegal aliens from foreign airports into our country,” and accused Biden of dishonesty for allegedly concealing this supposedly secret information. 04/17/2024 05:24 PM

‘Close the loop’

‘Close the loop’

To the editor: Each morning on Leelanau Peninsula I rejoice having the opportunity to steward God’s Creation and reflect on Genesis 2:15 “The Lord God took the man and settled him in the Garden of Eden to work it and to take care of it.” In February, the Center for Climate Integrity published “Fraud of Plastic Recycling,” an informative, comprehensive, credible and useful report on a topic that needs to be clarified, and states: “Big Oil and the plastics industry — which includes petrochemical companies, their trade associations, and the front groups that represent their interests—should be held accountable for their campaign of deception much like the producers of tobacco, opioids, and toxic chemicals that engaged in similar schemes. This report lays the foundation for such a claim.” Our food system uses plastic packaging extensively and the report outlines the issue, yet it’s for us to take necessary actions engaging with our grocers (Meijer, Tom’s Food, Hansen Foods, etc.) to advocate for closing the loop on plastic packaging in our food system and accept washed plastic food bags and containers. 04/17/2024 05:24 PM

Proposal A a ‘failure’

Proposal A a ‘failure’

To the editor: Yes, our property tax values are rising. I question why so many are quick to blame the current administration for this ...“stubbornly high inflation.” Some could just as easily blame the administration of Governor John Engler and his political party because Proposition ‘A’ was their big idea in the first place. 04/17/2024 05:24 PM

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