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Starry, starry nights: Keweenaw Dark Sky Park fully endorsed

It’s official! The Keweenaw Dark Sky Park received its full endorsement certification Tuesday. After over a year of going through the endorsement process with the International Dark Sky Association, this lookout location at the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge in Copper Harbor is in pristine ...

Quilts of Valor: Seeking UP recipients

Quilts of Valor Press release Over the past 20 years, nearly 327,000 veterans have been touched and honored by the Quilts of Valor. The Quilts of Valor Foundation was established in 2003 by Washington state resident Catherine Roberts. Through her vision, Roberts desired to pay tribute ...

Psoriatic arthritis, a common cause of joint pain

Do you have a painful joint? Join the legions of Americans living with some limb or body part causing them significant discomfort on a regular basis. But is this negative sensation that is pain a necessity, a requirement of life and aging? The subsequent question should be “why do you have ...

Portage Health Foundation’s Poverty Initiative “Bridges Copper Country”

Bridges Copper Country is a community initiative designed to address the challenges faced by individuals and families living in poverty and to help them build a path towards self-sufficiency and stability. It was developed by Dr. Ruby Payne, Philip DeVol, and Teri Dreussi-Smith. My name is ...

The incomplete guide on how to receive and how to give advice

What is life if not a series of consequential decisions? At every step of the way, there is a fork in the road. Questions present themselves on both the personal and the professional fronts. On the personal front, questions like: “who should I be with and where should I live?” And “Should ...

Column: Being grateful to God for gift of grace

We often talk about Grace, but how many know what grace is? Grace is a gift, an undeserved gift from God. God loves us unconditionally and regardless if we are a believer or not. Grace is a present to us, no strings attached. Grace prompts us to do good. It gives us the energy to send a meal to ...