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Editorial

Thank you!

To the editor: What a wonderful holiday season we enjoyed with families able to share time together. For Copper Country Angel Mission, it started with the Incredible Bank donating 24 Thanksgiving dinners to distribute, followed by the generosity of many lovely people, who took advantage of ...

Michigan’s AG Nessel warns of fake COVID test kits

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is amplifying new warnings related to reports of fake at-home COVID-19 tests being sold online. Both the Federal Trade Commission and Better Business Bureau recently released warnings related to fraudulent tests, so Nessel is reissuing her Websites ...

Michigan Office of Rural Development should help the UP

With much of the state’s population, resources and industry concentrated in the Lower Peninsula’s urban centers, the strengths and needs of rural communities — especially here in the Upper Peninsula — can sometimes seem to be overlooked by lawmakers in Lansing. However, was some ...

Politicians’ discomfort with redistricting a good sign

In a fair process, nobody gets everything they want. That’s especially true when we’re talking about the process to redraw Michigan’s political district maps. The fact that groups on both tips of the political spectrum appear prepared to sue over the recently-finalized redraw tells us ...

Resolve to steer clear in the new year

Michigan roadways saw an increase in fatalities for the third straight year in 2020. According to Michigan Traffic Crash Facts (Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning) there were 1,083 lives lost in traffic crashes in 2020 – the most since 2007. AAA – The Auto Club Group urges drivers ...

It’s not too late to get a shot for the flu

A moment to draw attention to that other vaccine that’s well worth getting — for influenza. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is urging Michiganders to get their flu vaccine as soon as possible to protect themselves and their communities from flu, especially while ...