Opinion

To the Editor:

This letter responds to Hilary Grant’s support of Obama’s attack on religion.

In observance of Black History Month, there’s a little-known story to tell regarding some citizens of Grand Haven. More than 150 years after it occurred, it remains the most amazing political stunt in our city’s history.

To the Editor:

In contrast to Bob Glavich in his Feb. 14 Letter to the Editor, I applaud the Obama administration’s support of women’s health with regard to preventive care and birth control. 

It was my first paycheck at the Ford Motor Co.’s Woodhaven stamping plant where I had landed a job after finishing two years of active duty in the Navy.

To the Editor:

President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden have directed Health and Human Services Director Kathleen Sebelius to require that Catholic institutions, hospitals, soup kitchens, social services kitchens, schools, etc., provide “contraceptives, sterilizations, morning after pill and abortions.”

House Bill 5075 — Court consolidation package: passed 34-4 in the Senate. To consolidate and reduce the number of judges in Michigan courts, as recommended by the State Court Administrative Office. This is one of several dozen bills reducing the number of Michigan judges in particular district, circuit and probate courts.

To the Editor:

Dearest lady in line behind me in Walmart checkout, I understand your frustration regarding my coupons. However, I have a deployed boyfriend that doesn’t have access to any basic essentials and sending them to him can get expensive.

I found the greatest place on Earth.

Anyone would be hard-pressed to find somewhere better than Interlaken, Switzerland. I dare you to try.

In an editorial page column last week, Tribune Editor Emeritus Len Painter wrote about how presidential candidates should stick to the issues and not attack each other. Painter noted, “Eisenhower and Stevenson stuck to the issues and didn’t attack each other with harsh words.”