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Do they care?

To the editor: The GOP response to President Biden’s State of the Union address was a vapid, emotionally overacted, Sally Struthers-like performance completely devoid of content. That party putting their chosen representative, a woman, in a kitchen says everything we need to know about their wished for reversion to an imagined golden past. 03/13/2024 11:46 PM

By Tim Skubick

Are you one of them?

Everybody knows somebody who is a self-described Democrat or Republican, but how many folks go around boosting that they are an Independent usually described as a voter who plunks for the person and not automatically for an R or a D just because they are thus. 03/13/2024 11:46 PM

Michigan remains cloudy during Sunshine Week, March 10-16, 2024

Michigan remains cloudy during Sunshine Week, March 10-16, 2024

For the past ten years, The Michigan Press Association has given the Rep. Peter Petallia Memorial Sunshine Award to public servants that strive to promote and protect transparency in government. The award is named after former State Representative Peter Pettallia of Presque Isle who embodied all good things in governing especially support of the citizens in his community and an understanding of the importance of keeping them informed through a transparent government. 03/06/2024 05:30 PM

A column by Zachary Marano

“Journalist” isn’t a dirty word

I get the impression that the moment I identify myself as a journalist or reporter to a person, their moods shift from friendly to guarded or openly hostile, like I’m a potential threat or enemy in an open war. Like it or not, it seems like Trump was speaking for many Americans when he said he considered the press the enemy of the people. 03/06/2024 05:30 PM

Yes to solar power

Yes to solar power

To the editor: I applaud the Leelanau County Commissioners who voted recently to apply for a grant to build a solar array at the government center campus. Like many people in this area, my husband and I initially questioned whether solar panels made sense in Northern Michigan. 03/06/2024 05:30 PM

Solar Woes

To the editor: In last week’s Enterprise we learned that one of Commissioner Melinda Lautner’s many objections to accepting the $1.5 million grant on offer to our county for the installation of solar panels is that the panels will be near a jail. “Concern about the proximity of the proposed solar array to the county jail,” arises in Ms Lautner’s mind, as “schools and other community groups may be allowed to visit the site for education.” Excuse me? What am I missing here? Are we worried that the convicts will get out and harm the poor unsuspecting students while the students are on a field trip? Or that they will leer at the students from the windows of their jail cells, causing them irreparable trauma? Or that the students might see the jail and take up a life of crime? Can anyone make sense of any of this? Mark Smith Leland. 03/06/2024 05:30 PM

Are you aware?

To the editor: Are you aware that the Commissioners voted to apply for a $1.5 million grant to construct solar panels? Due to limited space, they are wrongly planned to install these panels above parked cars and law enforcement vehicles…11ft or more in the air! Really? Our County will have to fork over $1 million to install this fiasco, in addition to weeks of labor and administration. Sure, it is planned to be reimbursed in a few years by the grant…if and when all the documentation of labor, administration, materials, contracts, etc. 03/06/2024 05:30 PM

Janik right man to help

Janik right man to help

To the Editor: I agree with the County’s Board decision to bring back Chet Janik to provide both help and guidance in finding our next County Administrator. During his tenure, I did serve several times on the County Planning Commission, and Chet often had both advice and very useful help when needed. 03/06/2024 05:30 PM

So much winning

So much winning

To the editor: In 2016, Trump lost the popular vote by nearly 3 points. In 2018, Republicans lost both the House and Senate. 03/06/2024 05:30 PM

Different points of view

Different points of view

To the editor: A couple looks at how we see so far apart. One side sees the Earth 4.5 billion years old, the other 6,000 years old. 03/06/2024 05:30 PM

Open Carry Prohibition at Polling and Counting Places

Open Carry Prohibition at Polling and Counting Places

To the editor: Two new bills, HB 4127 and HB 4128 are moving through the Michigan Legislature with a sure bet they will land on Governor Whitmer’s desk soon... and she will likely sign them into law. 03/06/2024 05:30 PM

Saving Seventh Street for Seven Generations

Saving Seventh Street for Seven Generations

To the editor: Years ago, the State of Michigan gave the Village of Northport about six acres of mostly wooded land near Grand Traverse Bay to be used for recreational purposes. As the Village Council is considering the future of this small parcel on Seventh Street, the entire world is at a tipping point regarding stewardship of our environment. 03/06/2024 05:30 PM

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