Letter to the Editor

by Lee Enochs As a lifelong Republican who voted for Trump and the Republican agenda in last Fall’s national election, I must admit I have been less than impressed with what I have observed during Trump’s first 100 days in office,…

by Jen Metes Let’s talk about what’s happening to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). This isn’t some distant issue; it’s a direct hit to our community, our jobs, and our values. USAID has been more than…

by Neeta Delaney Those of us naive enough to think that our Democracy can’t fail, need to wake up! It’s happening before our very eyes. Elon Musk--an unelected billionaire--has been given free reign by elected President Donald Trump and…

by Irv Karwick 83 percent of Americans agree! Can you imagine that there would be anything that 83 percent of Americans, of all political persuasions, would agree upon? Well, it is true and is confirmed from sources such as…

by William Kennedy Twenty-one years ago, in December, 2003 ("Second Intifada") a young Jewish DJ was murdered by his Muslim neighbor who later remarked, "I killed my Jew. I will go to heaven." There were no less than three-hundred…

by Marty Warner Can you stand one more comment about the now infamous brawl following the Michigan-OSU football game last Saturday?  I live in a suburb of Columbus, but I am in no way a Buckeye fan.  I didn’t study at The Ohio State…

by Lori Wojtowicz Like so many, last Tuesday night brought little sleep, only a descent into despair. For me, it was not so much about political party or electing the first woman or the first black woman. It was about decency and the…

by Katelyn Karwick, Eastern Michigan University Class of 2026 The climate crisis isn’t coming. It is here now. And it is impacting everything, from our lives andlivelihoods to our food systems and national security. And it impacts our…

by Adam deAngeli I was amused to read a letter to the editor in the Ann Arbor Independent arguing that those who have concerns about the carnage in the Middle East should vote for Kamala Harris ("Jill Stein and Donald Trump Don’t Care…

by Theron Tingstad As an Army Veteran who served in Iraq with the 82nd Airborne as a Ranger-qualified Airborne Infantry Officer, I have seen firsthand the sacrifices that service members make for our country. The challenges don’t end…