Letter: Climate change is a hoax

Editor: I am disappointed with the Guest Column by Todd R. Yarbrough “Why business should say yes to a carbon tax” (Business Journal, Aug. 22). Let...

Letter: Will state lawmakers act before gun violence hits home?

Editor: Orlando, Newtown, San Bernardino — who among us really hasn’t considered that Grand Rapids could be the next on the list? Who among us,...

Letter: Parks deserve a ‘yes’ vote

Editor: Ottawa County voters soon will receive their absentee ballots for the Aug. 2 election. They’ll be asked to vote on renewing the existing county...

Letter: Blood diversion is a blow to West Michigan efforts

Editor: Your Street Talk feature (“Slam-dunk design,” March 28) on the American Red Cross blood donation appeal is a major disservice to our community and...

Letter: Health Pointe is ready to serve Grand Haven

Editor: The Grand Haven community has been the focal point of considerable discussion, deliberation and debate regarding the Health Pointe integrated health care center. With...

Letter: Don’t overlook other NOCHS issues

Editor: Lody Zwarensteyn’s letter to the editor (“Township has fiduciary responsibility to NOCHS,” March 21) primarily addresses the financial aspect of Health Pointe’s impact on...

Letter: Cost of independent health care editorial is misleading

I wanted to respond to your recent editorial in the Grand Rapids Business Journal (“Independent physician alliances reduce costs, improve outcomes,” March 7, 2016). I...

Letter: Township has fiduciary responsibility to NOCHS

Editor: Health Pointe in Grand Haven will have significant impacts on the North Ottawa community. Some may be good, others bad, but decisions on Health...

Letter: Industrial base deserves more credit

Editor: This is in regard to Lou Glazer’s (Feb. 22) Guest Column (“Why is Pittsburgh better off than Grand Rapids?”) Does his direction mean we will...

Letter: Community needs ‘doers’

Editor: I found your opinion piece from Dec. 21 on the engaging of more doers refreshing (“Assure a seat at the table for the community...

Letter: Moral compass drives economics

I couldn’t disagree more with Dan Clark in the letter to the editor in the Dec. 28 issue (“Religion and economics don’t mix”). Is it...

Letter: Religion and economics don’t mix

Editor: I am a longtime customer of Gemini and reader of the Grand Rapids Business Journal. I was disappointed in your decision to print Dr....

Letter: Downtown Grand Rapids is moving forward, not backward

Editor: A public discussion 18 months in the making moves to a climatic stage in December, as the Grand Rapids City Commission considers adopting a...

Letter: Clean air necessary

Editor: I was pleased to see the Grand Rapids Business Journal’s recent article on the new EPA limits on ozone pollution (“Air quality remains hot...

Letter: Peters’ support is appreciated

Editor: Landmark legislation to update the Women’s Business Centers program and increase business assistance to the nation’s 10 million women entrepreneurs passed the Senate Small...

Letter: Students need reading tools

Editor: As a Michigan business leader, I see the direct effect of illiteracy in the workplace and our talent pool, and it is a roadblock...

Letter: Behavioral health care: We can do better than this

Editor: Imagine that your 19-year-old son is having an acute mental health crisis that requires hospitalization. He has thoughts of harming himself, or members of...

Letter: Liquor license story paints inaccurate picture

Editor: I was deeply disappointed — and frankly dismayed — by the story “Liquor license quest overcomes challenges” (Business Journal, Sept. 11, 2015, page 1)....

Letter: The cost of untreated mental health issues

Editor: As a business leader, you’re in a unique position to make a significant impact in our community. That is why I would like to...

Letter: Power plan deserves support

Editor: In his Aug. 7 column for grbj.com (“State leaders should reject EPA’s carbon rule”), Christopher Douglas claims that President Obama’s Clean Power Plan will...