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Effects of alcohol on the brain

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April is Alcohol Awareness Month, a time each year reserved to raise awareness and understanding of alcohol abuse. Part of understanding alcohol abuse is forming an understanding of the effects alcohol has on the brain while a person is consuming it. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse ...

Kids enjoy Easter egg hunt on Quincy Green

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This past Saturday morning, the Easter Bunny came hopping down the sidewalk to start the second annual Quincy Green Easter egg hunt. The city of Hancock hosted the event. Multiple colorful eggs were hidden throughout Quincy Green. Parents and children waited outside on the sidewalk briefly ...

Books-a-plenty!

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HOUGHTON — “Thousands and thousands” of books were available for sale Friday during the Friends of the Michigan Tech Library’s annual spring sale at the Memorial Union Building. The sale began on Thursday, when it was restricted to Friends of the Library members, and Michigan ...

Seeking approval: Hancock planners move master plan onto council

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HANCOCK — The Hancock Planning Commission recommended the draft of the city’s five-year master plan for approval with updates at its meeting Wednesday. Following a work session on Monday, the planning commission added another set of objectives under environmental hazards mitigation aimed ...

Waara gives Houghton development updates to council

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HOUGHTON — More residential development could be coming to Houghton. During his report to the City Council at Wednesday’s meeting, City Manager Eric Waara said he met with Keweenaw Economic Development Alliance Executive Director Jeff Radcliffe and a developer in the due diligence phase ...