It’s hard when we reside in a town that’s rapidly expanding to see the communities receding around us. We see square buildings popping up like mushrooms after a rain, and share our streets and favorite places with an increasing human stream. Housing is harder to find than a green unicorn, ...

As construction workers push to get Michigan’s roads in better condition, they have to deal with enough on-the-job hazards — they definitely don’t need drivers creating new ones. That’s why a pair of Michigan representatives have come together from across the aisle to try and protect ...

Heart disease is the number one cause of death of women in the United States and in Michigan, causing about one in five deaths in 2020. In recognition of Heart Health Awareness Month and the American Heart Association’s Go Red™ for Women campaign, the Michigan Department of Health and Human ...

Iron River resident Nick Baumgartner gave the Upper Peninsula a new reason to be proud. He and teammate Lindsey Jacobellis won the gold medal Saturday in the inaugural mixed team snowboard cross at the Winter Olympics in China. Not that the U.P. wasn’t already proud of Baumgartner, the ...

The biggest issue with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s $74 billion budget proposal is that it uses public funds to reward preferred groups of taxpayers and citizens, while ignoring others. Michigan is in a rare place in that it has more money than it needs to run state government. In most years, ...

It’s not always easy to find a way to make a direct, positive impact on your local community. However, public service is a great way to do so. Fortunately, there are multiple opportunities right now to get involved with local government, as a number of vacancies need to be filled on Marquette ...