The whole truth
To the editor:
 On March 28, 2012, a letter to the editor that I wrote was printed in that issue of the Reporter.
 My subject was trying to get any interested party to run for the County Board in the Aug. 7th primary. I did some research before writing my letter so I was sure that what I was saying was the absolute truth.

Whether you’re coming or going through the Iron River area in the next few months, you’ll need to be aware of detours, road closures and traffic flow changes.
 The Michigan Department of Transportation is reconstructing over a half mile of U.S. 2. You’ve probably already noticed the orange markings everywhere along the route.

Excellent care
To the editor:
 We often hear people talking about having to leave the area for health care services. However, I recently had outpatient knee surgery at NorthStar Health System right here in Iron County and would highly recommend it to anyone.

 Out our window today, it is cloudy and cool. Temperatures are falling, and there’s even a chance for snowflakes later today. It’s a chilly mid-April Monday morning, the kind Iron County has known for years. Pretty typical.
 But Iron County’s weather in March was anything but typical. Like most of the eastern two-thirds of the U.S., the area had its warmest March on record. Even now, midway through April, we are still wondering what to make of it.

Ah, the joys of spring… baseball, daffodils, budding lilac bushes, open waters and those incessant phone calls from con artists.
 Yep... ‘Tis the season and some local residents are already on the “patsy” list, and we’re not talking about that popular Cornish dish we all grew up with.
 This latest version was made to an elderly woman, naturally, with a threat that if she didn’t immediately give the caller her credit card number to pay her outstanding utility bill… well, you know the rest of that story.