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Thunderstruck

Called the "best rock and roll violinist of a generation," the performer known as Blue Violin returns to the Keweenaw for a show in L'Anse Saturday. "Thunderstruck: A Classic Rock Tribute," will be performed at 7:30 Saturday at Linden Creek Farm in L'Anse. Once again, the show promises an ...

The next step

HOUGHTON — Joel Neves has been named chair of Michigan Technological University's Department of Visual and Performing Arts. He assumed his new position as of July 1. Neves has served as a professor of music and director of orchestral activities in the department, and serves as Conductor of ...

Dear Annie

Dear Annie: My mom and I have always been close. I'm 35 now, but we talk almost every day, even though she's in Virginia, where I grew up, and I moved to Washington state after college. We make an effort to see each other as much as possible, but of course, it's never enough. Recently, a work ...

To your good health

DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm a 57-year-old man, and I've had Crohn's disease since I was a child. For the past 18 years, I've managed it quite successfully with 6-MP, budesonide and Xifaxan. For the past five years in particular, I've been in perfect health. My C-reactive protein (CRP) test was under 5 ...

Dear Annie

Dear Annie: I am a working mother of two young children, and lately the guilt is eating me alive. I love my job. I worked hard to get where I am. But every morning when I leave the house, my 4-year-old asks why I have to go again, and my heart sinks. My husband is supportive. We have ...

48th Annual KBIC Maawanji’iding powwow this weekend

BARAGA — The 48th Annual Maawanji’iding is scheduled for July 24-26, with the grand entries set for Friday at 7 p.m., 12 and 7 p.m., and Sunday at 12 p.m. Held at the Ojibwa Campgrounds in Baraga, this cultural celebration is one of the largest powwows in the Midwest. The three-day ...