DEAR DR. ROACH: Why do people still die of pneumonia? With all the advances that we have seen in modern medicine, losing anyone to this ailment seems like such a waste. Is it a question of pneumonia being difficult to pin down because of the root cause, whether it's bacterial, viral or fungal? ...
Dear Annie: I value your advice and would like your opinion. I recently had hip replacement surgery. I now have mobility issues and cannot perform many tasks that I could in the past. I cannot walk now without a walker. I had a friend who I thought was a close friend. We live about half a ...
HANCOCK – The Polar Plunge is on schedule from 1-3 p.m. today according to Jesse Wiederhold, managing director of Visit Keweenaw. The plunge was originally planned for Jan. 27, during Heikinpäivä, but was postponed due to extreme cold temperatures and windchills. With today's highs ...
“Sixteen miles to seven lakes way up among the pines, in some hidden valley where the twirlin’ river twines,” – Gordon Lightfoot On another winter morning, overcast with skies the color of dirty mop water, the sunshine is on vacation somewhere down south. The maples, birches and their ...
ESCANABA — Following a snowy morning, a semi-trailer truck went off the road near the border of Wells Township and the City of Escanaba on Thursday. Around or before 11:30 a.m., while traveling southbound on U.S. 2 and 41, just after passing under the Canadian National railroad bridge near ...
CALUMET TOWNSHIP – The Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission’s annual Keweenaw Heritage Grant application window is still open. Applications are due by 5 p.m. Friday, April 3, 2026, according to Advisory Commission Executive Director Sean Gohman. Heritage Grant ...