Clare and Gladwin Counties recognize the importance of early childhood
Dear Editor: It is appropriate that during April, the Month of the Young Child, that the Clare-Gladwin Great Start Collaborative can share the findings of the recently released report entitled, “Evaluation of the Great Start Initiative.” The report shows that in Clare and Gladwin Counties, community support for early childhood issues has grown from 16.2% in 2010 to 61.3% in 2012. The need for more investment in early childhood is clear. One in three Michigan children enter kindergarten with previously unidentified health, social-emotional, developmental or learning problems, all of which can lead to poor academic achievement and limited opportunities. The [...]
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Job protection for elected, not for us
Dear Editor: How is it that your elected elite have job protection in this state, when the state legislators passed the right work law? You can be fired at any given time your employer chooses. Yet your elected officials have protection from their employer (you the tax payer). At the same time they voted for and passed the right to work law, they put a law through that protects them from recall in the first 6 months and the last 6 months of a state Representative’s term of office. State representatives are elected for 2 year terms. Your state senator [...]
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Tom, Tom, Tom
Dear Editor: First we have the freedom of speech, and second we have the freedom of the press. I find you fascinating Tom, for a man that professes to have only the best interest of the community at heart, and then tries to intimidate people in/through the press and squash their voices. Yes Tom there are people that may write letters just to be malicious and most people that read them, can figure it out. Then there are good honest hard working people, who are afraid of reprisal, intimidation, name calling, and general bully type tactics much like in your [...]
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Dogs running loose!
Dear Editor, I need to THANK an unknown lady who experienced my dilemma yesterday AM about 9:00. She drove into our sub-division and saw the problem. She slowed down and used her car as a barrier between me and the big barking dog with a back-up barking dog a few feet behind him. Eventually she drove on into our sub, then later returned again to stop between me and this same challenger. Eventually, my master got me moved down the street to where our neighbor called us into her garage so she could drive us home. My extreme thanks go [...]
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—Unneccessary metal detector—
Dear Editor, I understand that at a recent Board of Commissioner’s meeting the security at the Clare County Courthouse was raised. As I understand the proposal, all but one of the entrances to the courthouse would be locked and everyone entering would have to go through a metal detector. I find this proposal unnecessary. Having practiced law almost 27 years here including have served as a prosecutor where I was threatened time to time by defendants, I do not see the need. When one runs for public office, you are bound to run into a few loud mouths or disorderly [...]
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