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‘Get out your wallets’

‘Get out your wallets’

To the editor: The survey of county employees that has received so much media attention is full of opinions that are not backed up by data. Has anyone seen the full survey or are we only getting what the author wants to give us? It’s as though the survey came out with the results wanted by certain members of the Leelanau County Board of Commissioners, which is often the rule of survey at any government level. 01/31/2024 06:09 PM

How distant is Bergman?

How distant is Bergman?

To the editor: On Nov. 19, 2023 US representative Jack Bergman had an article published in the Detroit News. 01/31/2024 06:09 PM

Time to be practical and realistic

Time to be practical and realistic

To the editor: In response to the letter about clean energy/property rights, let’s be practical and realistic. In Leelanau County, we have cold winters, so affordable home heating is critical. 01/31/2024 06:09 PM

We the People

To the editor: Webster’s Dictionary defines a patriot as a “person who vigorously supports his/her country and is prepared to defend it against enemies or detractors.” Our country is based on the principle of democracy and the rule of law, both now being threatened by people co-opting the phrase “We the People” while claiming to be patriots. They are entitled to their beliefs. 01/31/2024 06:09 PM

Less politics … more governing

Less politics … more governing

To the editor: There’s a saying that an evil man will burn down his own country in order to rule over the ashes. That unfortunately seems to describe recent actions of Trump and his MAGA enablers. 01/31/2024 06:09 PM

Thank you

To the editor: WOW Leelanau County! Great to see a full room to observe the Public Accuracy Test on Monday, January 29th at the Leelanau County Government Center. Michelle Crocker and her election team did a very thorough job of demonstrating how our secure elections work here. 01/31/2024 06:09 PM

Age not an impediment

Age not an impediment

To the editor: From where I sit, I see President Joe Biden as a man who wakes up every day trying to do the right thing for the American people, and for the world. Rather than viewing his age as an impediment, I see it as an asset. 01/31/2024 06:09 PM

Rowing event in the offifing

Rowing event in the offifing

To the editor: For those who saw George Clooney’s “Boys in the Boat” at the Bay Theater, remember the 54 Olympic athletes powering 60ft. boats - Ln1: Germany; Ln2: Italy; Ln3: Switzerland; Ln4: Hungary; Ln5: Great Britain; Ln6: USA; then the epic photofi nish that secured GOLD for USA? Imagine the same boat race, but you’re cheering on your own kids, grandkids, friends, neighbors. 01/24/2024 04:23 PM

Time for clean energy/property rights

Time for clean energy/property rights

To the editor: 2023 was the warmest in the last 150 years. Climate change now threatens our economy, 1 trillion $/year. 01/24/2024 04:23 PM

Know the workforce

Know the workforce

To the editor: Leadership training is not going to fix the toxic work environment in Leelanau County Government by itself. Leadership training can provide useful tools in developing a leader, but a lot more ingredients go into the formula to produce effective leaders. 01/24/2024 04:23 PM

Spending out of hand

Spending out of hand

To the editor: A letter in the Jan. 18 issue is wrong in asserting that tax cuts have caused the dramatic and unsustainable increase in the national debt. 01/24/2024 04:23 PM

Disappointed

To the editor: A survey seems to come out as fast as the internet can send them, and they have something in common. They are based on tabulated responses so that the survey taker’s role is mathematical rather than opinionated. 01/24/2024 04:23 PM

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