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Still searching for Starla

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MUNISING– The search for missing Alger County woman Starla Perry-Goings remains in progress, with no new updates. Wednesday marked two months since Starla Goings was last seen on Aug. 15. “Unfortunately there is no further information we can provide at this time other than don’t stop ...

Effort to stop sexual exploitation

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IRON MOUNTAIN — Seven people were arrested as the Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office, along with law enforcement partners from across the Upper Peninsula, conducted a three-day human trafficking operation targeting individuals involved in the sexual exploitation of children and vulnerable ...

Man’s past is fair game

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ESCANABA – A judge ruled Tuesday that a man accused of killing his pregnant ex-girlfriend in 2023 can have six previous acts brought up at his trial by prosecutors. Judge John Economopoulos said six of the nine acts the Michigan Attorney General’s Office sought to include as evidence did ...

To your good health

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DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 64-year-old male who is a lifelong endurance athlete. For the past 15 years, my primary activities are cycling and swimming. I work out around 10 hours a week now, so it's nothing really excessive. But I always push myself to the edge of what's a comfortable pace. My ...

Dear Annie

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Dear Annie: I am 67 years old and have been married for 43 years to a man who treats me well, has been a fair father and has tried his best to be a good husband. My problem is that although I worked for 30 years as a registered nurse and contributed more than half to our retirement (we have a ...

MTU Library Annual Meeting

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HOUGHTON — The Friends of the Michigan Tech Library's guest speaker this year will be Stephanie Carpenter, assistant professor of Creative Writing in the Humanities Department at Michigan Tech. Earlier this year, Carpenter published Moral Treatment (Central Mich. Univ. Press) to ...