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A global celebration

HOUGHTON — Parade of Nations: A Global Celebration Returns Saturday. The community is invited to gather for the 2025 Michigan Tech Parade of Nations starting at 11 a.m. This year’s event promises vibrant cultural displays, music, food, and performances celebrating the many nations ...

The best seat in the house

HOUGHTON — This Saturday is Michigan Tech's Parade of Nations. It is an event I know quite well and have been a part of, in one way or another for most of the events 30+ year history. While I encourage you to attend the parade and multicultural festival that follows, I will be at neither as a ...

Too your good health

DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm a 65-year-old and otherwise healthy male. After spending the past five years believing that my trembling hands were the result of essential tremor, a second DaT (dopamine transporter) scan (the first one was misread, I guess) and a neurologist at a teaching institution ...

Dear Annie

Dear Annie: My three brothers and I are all senior citizens, and throughout our lives we have endured a very difficult relationship with our mother. From the time we were children, she was physically and emotionally abusive. She controlled us, manipulated us, lied to us and often gaslighted ...

To your good health

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have been suffering from strong pain on my left knee for a long time. An MRI was performed, which showed an "extensive degenerative tear throughout the body and a posterior horn of the medial meniscus." It also showed a "flap tear of the body and an anterior horn of the ...

Dear Annie

Dear Annie: When my husband and I first got married, he made it clear that his mother would always be welcome to visit whenever she wanted since she lives far away. Over the years, she has come three or four times annually, often staying for a week at a time. She is generally helpful around the ...