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Water Is Life – We Cannot Take It For Granted   Originally published in The Lowell Ledger 6/25/2022   Michigan truly is a water wonderland. As residents of a state surrounded by twenty percent of all the available freshwater on the entire planet, we might take water for granted. Yes, our little mitten shaped portion of the globe gives us access to one fifth of the fresh water available to the world. Let that sink in, will you?   Julie and I recently took a work vacation trip to Las Vegas to attend a jewelry show. We stayed some extra days so that I could check a visit to the Hoover Dam off my bucket list (more on that later). For most of the daylight hours during our six days out west the temperatures were triple digits – the highest was 111 degrees. Sure, it is a “dry heat” compared to Michigan with the humidity levels at 10 to 15 per cent. However, 111 still feels like walking around in an oven and the decided lack of humidity, read WATER, is the subject ...

Representative Albert, I would like to know where you stand, and plan on voting, on a very important issue. Where do you stand on Pipeline 5 under the Straights of Mackinac? Governor Snyder seems content to ignore the clearly stated will of voters of all ages, political party affiliations, and other demographic make up regarding Pipeline 5. Every poll I can find indicates clearly that the citizens of Michigan no longer want to risk our freshwater in two Great Lakes that supply drinking water for millions, to say nothing of the potential damage to recreation, fishing, tourism, and everything else we enjoy from Lakes Michigan and Huron. Where is your vote on this issue? I would urge you to ignore the needs of a Canadian Oil Corporation and heed the will of the voters in Michigan and vote against any effort at a tunnel under the straights. Thanks, Cliff Yankovich 208 E Main Street Lowell, MI 49331