To the Journal editor: The Mining Journal got it right when they prefaced a recent news article “Beloved physician retires from Bell.” Though our youngest children are in their forties now, and the others beyond that, there is no forgetting their pediatrician and good friend, Dr. C.B. ...

To the Journal editor: Just because we don’t say the “N word” doesn’t mean we’re not racist. Here are some examples of what questions I was asked by patients: (In Utah) Do blacks and whites have the same color of blood? (In Oklahoma) My son got a heart transplant from Detroit. ...

To the Journal editor: April 18-24 is Volunteer Appreciation Week. It has been over a year since we have had volunteers on-site at the D.J. Jacobetti Home for Veterans. The absence of our volunteers is significant and felt daily. Historically, we capture 9,000-plus hours of volunteer ...

To the Journal editor: Sometimes we underestimate the role we can play as a citizen. History focuses on the dramatic. For instance, the World War II generation will always be admired for its defense of Democracy. Later, in less dramatic form, we held firm against totalitarianism facing ...

To the Journal editor: In 1954, a 17-year-old girl boarded the ship SS United States, unaccompanied, in Le Havre, France, for a one-way voyage to America. Once in New York, she took a train to Detroit, where she was met by her older sister. From there, they traveled on to St. Ignace. This ...

To the Journal editor: Snowbound Books, putting it plainly, is a paradise through pages. They have everything you’ll ever want or ever need in the coziest shop in town. Every summer, I take great pleasure in riding my bike down to the wonderful shop and spending an hour (or more) browsing ...