That the discussion regarding a certain group of books on the shelf at the library is still continuing, is surprising to me. Your children are not going to turn gay if they were to read any of these books any more than your child would become a murderer if they read a book by James Patterson. ...

Veterans Day is Nov. 11 every year. It is a day for us, as a nation, to honor and celebrate the brave Americans who have served our country in uniform. On this day we acknowledge their service, sacrifices, and selflessness. As Maya Angelou stated, “How important it is for us to recognize and ...

I am writing to express my deep concern with the proposed “development” of the Rockport State Recreational Area. With the election looming and the Nov. 8 public comment period ending, I am concerned this project will be greenlighted without the proper consideration from the ...

Montmorency County has suffered a significant loss with the recent passing of Jack Matthias, founder and owner of Thunder Bay Resort in Hillman. A community-minded man, Jack employed generations of local families since 1971, and the resort’s 18-hole golf course was designed by him. He and his ...

Some folks think progress is always improving or enlarging, modernizing and upgrading something. I think progress sometimes is just keeping something special just as it is. I see the bureaucrats want to “improve,” develop, open up and expand Rockport State Recreation Area to produce the ...

In response to the letter to the editor from Diane O’Connor on Saturday, Oct. 19, Ms. O’Connor makes the likely inaccurate assumption that the people in favor of having only certain library books moved from the children’s section to adult section are the minority not the majority of our ...