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Peg Kauppi

COPPER HARBOR — Traveling north on highway US-41 takes travelers to all kinds of places in the United States. It starts in Florida and goes through Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana Illinois, Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula. In the U.P., the highway, immortalized in the Allman Brothers' ...

Celebrating Ramadan

CALUMET — Families, Michigan Technological University students and community members gathered in downtown Calumet Thursday evening for a community meal celebrating the last night of the Islamic holy month, Ramadan. The celebration took place at the Keweenaw Storytelling Center and included ...

Dear Annie

Dear Annie: Three months ago, I ended a two-year relationship with my boyfriend. We lived together in my apartment. The breakup was painful and overdue. I've blocked his number and have no interest in reopening that chapter. The problem is that his mail is still arriving here. Not just ...

To your good health

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have a question about possibly getting a measles vaccine at the age of 67. I do not recall ever getting measles. But I am the youngest of four, so it is likely that I was exposed through them. I happen to have my vaccination records as a child, and it does not show any ...

Betty Chavis

HOUGHTON — Most people live their lives day-to-day not stopping to recognize their accomplishments have reached historic proportions until it is brought to their attention. Among those people who have become historic in their lifetimes is Betty Chavis. In 1989, while she was working in the ...

Cora Jeffers

PAINESDALE — Cora Jeffers, it can be argued, is among the most underrated women in history. A champion of education, as well as suffrage, she devoted her adult life to teaching and expanding educational opportunities for students. In fact, she earned national acclaim for her dedication, and ...