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DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm a 74-year-old male who is in good health and works out. I recently had a thyroidectomy for thyroid cancer and had my entire thyroid removed. This month, I'm scheduled for a radioactive thyroid treatment. I understand this should cleanse any remaining cancer that was left around this area. I was told to drink plenty of fluids so that I can drain my bladder every 1.5 hours, so as not to damage my bladder. My question is: How is this affecting the rest of my body? If it can negatively affect my bladder, what about my organs and, in particular, my heart and stomach? I ...

A Walk to Remember

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BARAGA — Dozens of purple-clad community members marched down Baraga's Lyons Street and onto M-38 Saturday afternoon for the 17th Annual Chelsey LaFernier Memorial Domestic Violence Awareness Walk. The crowd, who came to honor and remember past and current victims of domestic violence, ...

Looking toward the future

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HOUGHTON — Michigan Technological University’s Board of Trustees (BOT) met in a formal session Friday, appointed a new treasure, adopted a five-year capital outlay plan and viewed a presentation an upcoming award from the Department of Energy. Michigan Tech President Rick Koubek called ...

County joins statewide push

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HOUGHTON – The Houghton County Board of Commissioners is reviewing a formal resolution supporting legislation that would grant Michigan counties the statutory authority to levy a local accommodation tax on transient lodging, according to documentation in todays board's work session ...

Worthy of preservation

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EAGLE HARBOR – The State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) has awarded a $100,000 Rural Heritage Partnership Grant to the Keweenaw County Historical Society (KCHS) to fund the systematic structural rehabilitation of the historic 1895 Eagle Harbor Fog Signal Building. The funding ...

Stabbing in Marquette County

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MARQUETTE COUNTY — A suspect has been arrested following a stabbing in Marquette County Friday evening. According to a press release from the Michigan State Police (MSP) the victim, who suffered serious injuries, is reported to be in stable condition at a local hospital. According to the ...