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Wash out!

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ESCANABA — Across the central Upper Peninsula, excessive water from rain and melting snow is causing problems for drivers, first responders, homeowners and municipalities. Water levels are expected to continue to rise and may peak mid-week. Some roads have washed out — others have ...

Showing off

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HOUGHTON — Michigan Technological University hosted its Design Expo on Tuesday in the Memorial Union Ballroom and the Van Pelt and Opie Library. It featured first-year, senior design and enterprise teams as well as an image contest. This year's Design Expo featured cash awards totaling ...

School districts share $24M in grant money

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HOUGHTON COUNTY – The Michigan Dept. of Education (MDE) announced last week that more than $24.2 million in CTE expansion grants have been awarded to 56 school districts across the state. The three-year competitive grants are designed to expand student access to high-quality CTE programs ...

Extending the year

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ESCANABA — Instead of spending what was scheduled as the first day of summer at the beach, many U.P. students are looking at spending more time in the classroom. Several school districts have announced updated school calendars — or potential updates — to reflect the amount of snow days ...

Dear Annie

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Dear Annie: I have been married for 12 years to a good man whom I love very much, but I dread nearly every holiday, birthday dinner and casual Sunday visit with his family. On the surface, my in-laws are charming, polished and the sort of people everyone else describes as "so nice." But behind ...

The making of America’s first president

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Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of 12 weekly stories focusing on America’s 250th birthday, as told through the lens of our communities and the role many of the places we call home played in shaping the nation before, during and after the Revolutionary War. This week we begin in ...