DEAR DR. ROACH: After over 50 years of smoking, my wife has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and bad scarring of her lungs, but fortunately she doesn't have cancer. She had respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and no longer has nicotine cravings, but we aren't sure if it was RSV that ...
Dear Annie: My younger sister "Natalie" got married this spring to a man none of us really know. They met online, and within six months, they were engaged. My parents were uneasy about how fast it all happened, but Natalie was sure. She said she'd never felt so connected to anyone. Since the ...
MARQUETTE — The Keweenaw County community of Ahmeek is among a trio of Upper Peninsula municipalities that are among more than two dozen statewide to receive state grants for road repair. The Village of Ahmeek was awarded $101,956 to repair Wright and Hubbell streets. Also in the western UP, ...
WASHINGTON — Funding for scores of Head Start programs hung in the balance as the government shutdown continued this week without an end in sight. Unless a deal is reached to end the ongoing funding lapse that began Oct. 1, more than 65,000 children in 140 local Head Start programs across ...
MARQUETTE — A new public service announcement in Michigan is spotlighting ways to access abortions outside of in-person clinical services, with a focus on the Upper Peninsula — which only has one abortion provider, an urgent care clinic in Marquette. The campaign primarily focuses on the ...
HANCOCK – The Copper Country Intermediate School District announced the launch of the Green Bandana Project in select schools in the Copper Country. The project is a student-led initiative for high school and college students to raise awareness of mental health, reduce stigma and connect ...