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Caring, charitable community

Caring, charitable community

To the editor: Growing up in a city back east, I often heard stories of the kindness and generosity of rural America. And when I moved to the area 25 years ago, I began to experience it. 01/03/2024 07:41 PM

Adhere to ‘transparency’ policy

Adhere to ‘transparency’ policy

To the editor: In the 2016 fundraising for the original 700 acre Palmer Woods project, the Leelanau Conservancy communicated to prospective donors that the land would be used for cross-country skiing, hiking, and passive recreation. No reference was made to mountain bike trails, and mountain bike trails are certainly not “passive recreation.” Nevertheless, in the 2019 fundraising for the 350-acre addition to Palmer Woods the Conservancy accepted funds from a major donor in return for agreeing to construct mountain bike trails on the entire 1,050 acre “park.” It is now clear that some of those who donated to the original project would not have donated had they known that mountain bike trails would later be constructed on that property — certainly the numerous neighbors who are upset about the mountain bike trails, and undoubtedly others who consider these trails as a departure from the Conservancy’s stated mission of “Conserving the Land, Water and Scenic Character of Leelanau County.” The Conservancy’s Transparency Policy, published on their website, states that “we place a high value on transparency and honoring donor intent”. 01/03/2024 07:41 PM

Join the CROWD

To the editor: I just came in from turning my compost pile, one reason to be grateful for a warm first day of winter. Nosignof wormsor other insect decomposers, so they know it’s winter and are safely buried down in the earth below. 12/27/2023 04:58 PM

Guardrails needed

Guardrails needed

To the editor: The Gun Violence Archive verifies that 38,568 Americans died of gunshot wounds in 2022. Included in that grisly total are the victims of the 646 mass shootings that took place in 2022. 12/27/2023 04:58 PM

Vote blue

To the editor: It’s been 11 years since 20 precious elementary students and six adults were murdered at Sandy Hook. I remember the tears running down my face as I watched the national news. 12/27/2023 04:58 PM

The gift

To the editor: Yes, it is almost Christmas and what is the greatest gift you have ever received? Something you treasure and are most thankful for. For me the gift was my parents, Flora and Joe. 12/27/2023 04:58 PM

Looking forward to Year of the Dragon

Looking forward to Year of the Dragon

2024 is the Year of the Dragon, and I expect to act accordingly. Every year, my late grandmother, Ollie Koons, would dress the entire house with the yearly Chinese Zodiac sign as a good omen for the former rambling-gambling woman. 12/27/2023 04:58 PM

All I Want for Christmas

All I Want for Christmas

To the editor: All I Want for Christmas from our House of Representatives is preserving voting rights, funding our allies, protecting women’s healthcare and reproductive rights, combatting the climate crisis, tackling immigration reform, expanding healthcare benefits, lowering medication costs, supporting public education, stopping book banning, continuing to build a strong, fair economy, banning the sale of assault weapons, and strengthening our democracy. Unfortunately the Republicanled House is giving our citizens a lump of coal with more chaos and inactivity. 12/20/2023 09:57 PM

Bracing for 2024

Bracing for 2024

To the editor: Since the 2020 election, election clerks and workers have been abused and harassed. Some have found white powder in their mail, including fentanyl. 12/20/2023 09:57 PM

Cease fire imperative

Cease fire imperative

To the editor: Seventy five years ago, on December 10, 1948, the United Nations unanimously passed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It was a statement of principles which, sadly, has been poorly upheld. 12/20/2023 09:57 PM

Consequence of war

Consequence of war

To the editor: A reader had submitted in last’s week’s paper an article highlighting the accomplishments Biden has made during his time in office. Especially how he has handled the war in Israel. 12/20/2023 09:57 PM

Drugs and addiction

Drugs and addiction

To the editor: We watch what addictive substance is doing to people, from vaping to experimentation with many street drugs that are euphoriants producing a fleeting euphoria armed with addiction. Counseling in prison and county jails, the ugly side of addiction with tragic outcomes is continuous, some seek help and get free of addiction. 12/20/2023 09:57 PM

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