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We Are The Champions

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PLYMOUTH — Just 29 seconds into the third period Saturday, it appeared that the Houghton Gremlins hockey team was about to take a 2-1 lead in the Division 3 state championship game against the Orchard Lake-St. Mary’s Eaglets when alternate captain Jack Sayen deked to his backhand and had ...

Murder trial enters second week

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ESCANABA – More witnesses took the stand Friday in the Tavaris Jackson murder trial in Escanaba. Witnesses included a latent print examiner, a forensic biologist and an EMS paramedic. The 35-year-old Escanaba man faces one count of open murder in the death of his ex-girlfriend, 22-year-old ...

Chasin’ the Bear

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CALUMET — Rain, sleet, hail and snow pelted the Swedetown Ski Trails in Calumet Saturday. The 46th annual Great Bear Chase welcomed more than 900 participants from all across the Midwest for nine key races, as well as junior races for kids. For race organizing committee member, Dean Woodbeck, ...

To your good health

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DEAR DR. ROACH: At age 48, I underwent a lumpectomy, chemo and radiation for stage I breast cancer. All is good so far, but I started experiencing osteopenia in my mid-50s, perhaps earlier than I would have because of the chemo and estrogen-blocking meds. My mother also had osteoporosis. For ...

Dear Annie

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Dear Annie: A friend of mine is facing a painful choice, and I can't stop thinking about it. She has dogs she loves dearly, but the man she's dating is allergic. Not "a little sneezy," but truly can't be around them. She feels like she's being asked to choose between her pets and a relationship ...