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UP unemployment drops

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IRON MOUNTAIN — The Upper Peninsula jobless rate fell to 6.7% in May as the size of the region’s workforce grew and the number of unemployed workers dipped, according to data released by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. May’s not seasonally adjusted jobless ...

Moving fossils

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HOUGHTON — The City of Houghton is contemplating moving orthocone fossils to the north side of the Portage Lake District Library from its west side to avoid sap damage from nearby pine trees. The fossils were moved from Pelkie to Houghton in the beginning of June as part of a donation. The ...

To your good health

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DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 64-year-old man who has been having periodic shortness of breath for the past six months or so. This happens mostly upon exertion but sometimes occurs when I stand up. I do have a family history of coronary artery disease. After a CT angiogram (my calcium score was 617) ...

Dear Annie

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Dear Annie: Lately, I've been finding myself feeling unexpectedly down. My three kids are all growing up so fast — one just graduated college, one is starting a new job out of state and my youngest just got their driver's license. I'm proud of them, of course. They're kind, capable and ...

Put Chickpeas Center Stage

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The Greek island of Ikaria has a wealth of vegetable dishes, many of which call for lavish amounts of legumes, often braised with tomatoes in olive oil. Citrus and sugar — typically in the form of honey — also make frequent appearances, a sweet-savory hallmark of the cuisine that is used ...

To your good health

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DEAR DR. ROACH: I was just diagnosed with sudden sensorineural hearing loss. They gave me a steroid injection into the ear and more steroids by mouth, but they say it's up to me whether I want to try hyperbaric oxygen. Do you have any opinion on it? How does breathing pure oxygen at 2 ...