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Editorial

COVID-19 surge means all of us must be vigilant

One of the great Yogi Berra’s most famous “Yogi-isms” is, “It’s like deja-vu, all over again.” But who knew that he was inadvertently referring to 2021. Nearly half of Michigan residents live in counties where the federal government is urging everyone ages 2 and over, including ...

Eviction meets lack of affordable housing

Last month renters facing eviction got a breather in the form of a one-month extension of the federal moratorium. The eviction moratorium was put in place to keep people and families out of emergency housing in the wake of COVID-19-related layoffs and closures. Done by way of the Centers for ...

Copper Country Flames take part in Legion Class A tourney

We hope the young baseball players participating in the American Legion Baseball state Class A tournament at Marquette’s Haley Memorial Field make memories while having a wonderful time. The Marquette Blues are hosting the tourney, which started Thursday and continues through Saturday — ...

Spike in HIV cases is an unsettling reminder

Kalkaska County shares a long list of similarities with Scott County, Indiana. They’re both rural, Midwestern counties with rural Midwestern county challenges. Their economic and demographic statistics are like mirror images of one another slapped down on a map 500 miles apart along major ...

Highway dedication to honor pair of fallen firefighters

With the Forsyth Township Fire Department hosting the annual Upper Peninsula Volunteer Firefighters Association Tournament in Gwinn this weekend, local and state officials will formally honor Ben Lauren and Don Riling — the only two Forsyth Township firefighters who have passed away in the ...

When sending children back to school this fall, using logic is a must

With the Fourth of July behind us and back to school sales popping up everywhere you look, there still seems to be some inconsistencies as far as how each individual school plans to address health and safety measures once the fall semester begins. A Tuesday article by The Associated Press cited ...