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Taking the plunge

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HANCOCK – Sunny skies and temperatures in the low teens greeted crowds of both participants and spectators to the Polar Plunge Saturday afternoon, as the event returned to Hancock after an absence of nearly a decade. “I talked about hundreds of people showing up and we’re seeing it ...

To your good health

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DEAR DR. ROACH: Why do people still die of pneumonia? With all the advances that we have seen in modern medicine, losing anyone to this ailment seems like such a waste. Is it a question of pneumonia being difficult to pin down because of the root cause, whether it's bacterial, viral or fungal? ...

Dear Annie

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Dear Annie: I value your advice and would like your opinion. I recently had hip replacement surgery. I now have mobility issues and cannot perform many tasks that I could in the past. I cannot walk now without a walker. I had a friend who I thought was a close friend. We live about half a ...

Take the plunge

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HANCOCK – The Polar Plunge is on schedule from 1-3 p.m. today according to Jesse Wiederhold, managing director of Visit Keweenaw. The plunge was originally planned for Jan. 27, during Heikinpäivä, but was postponed due to extreme cold temperatures and windchills. With today's highs ...

Outdoors North: John Pepin

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“Sixteen miles to seven lakes way up among the pines, in some hidden valley where the twirlin’ river twines,” – Gordon Lightfoot On another winter morning, overcast with skies the color of dirty mop water, the sunshine is on vacation somewhere down south. The maples, birches and their ...

Woman arrested after biting trooper

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CORNELL — A woman from the Delta County community of Cornell has been arrested and arraigned on multiple felony counts related to resisting, obstructing, and assaulting a police officer. According to a press release of the Michigan State Police, on Tuesday, troopers from the Gladstone Post ...