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Shorewaves ends service

HOUGHTON – ShoreWaves, a fixed wireless Internet and telephone provider, is ceasing operations and winding down customer service, according to a ShoreWaves press release. ShoreWaves made the initial announcement to its customers on July 2. The reason given is the retirement of ShoreWaves ...

Three more years

HOUGHTON — The Michigan Technological University Board of trustees has extended President Richard Koubek's contract by three years. Meeting in regular session Thursday, the board approved Koubek’s thru the end of the 2030-2031 school year. At the meeting the board also approved tenure, ...

A fitting farewell

COPPER HARBOR – After 45 years years, Battery D, First Michigan Light Artillery reenactment and living history group will visit the Fort Wilkins for last time this weekend, according to DNR Michigan History Center Historian Barry James said. The battery will encamp this weekend, today, ...

To your good health

DEAR DR. ROACH: I'll be 70 in August, and in 2012, I had prostate cancer. My prostate was removed. My PSA level was low but rose fast, so I guess it was an aggressive form of cancer. After the removal, they still found evidence of cancer, and I underwent 35 radiation treatments that were also ...

Dear Annie

Dear Annie: My mom and I have always had a weird relationship. Throughout my childhood, I always considered us close, even when she moved hours away to the other side of the state when I was in middle school. We would talk regularly, and I would go see her for summer and winter breaks. When I ...

To your good health

DEAR DR. ROACH: I know this maybe an ignorant question, but what exactly constitutes protein? I know that it naturally comes from livestock and their byproducts. But one can find diverse categories such as cereals, pasta, sweet/salty snacks, and even soda pop — with "protein" displayed on ...