HOUGHTON COUNTY — Lake effect snow, combined with 25-35 mph winds created less than ideal driving conditions last week, may have been a contributing factor to quieter than usual New Year's holiday across the Copper Country. Law enforcement agencies reported few incidents between Dec. 31 and ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: In 2021, I drove to the hospital with chest and back pain. I was told that I needed an emergency surgery to remove my gallbladder. During the procedure, I suffered a heart rhythm disturbance, which they were able to stabilize. (Months later, a doctor indicated that they had to ...
Dear Annie: I'm writing because I feel embarrassed even admitting this, but I'm starting to dread parts of my own life that I worked hard to build. I'm 52, married for 24 years, and we have two grown kids who are mostly launched. Our son is across the country and our daughter lives close ...
Dear Annie: I'm writing because I can't tell if I'm being too sensitive or if I'm finally seeing something I've been ignoring for years. I'm 46, married, and we have three kids (two teens and one in college). On paper, our life is good. We're busy, we're stable, we show up for school events ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: My friend has cryptogenic cirrhosis. She says that the doctors don't know what causes it. Where could this have come from, and what does this mean for her? — A.T.G. ANSWER: "Cryptogenic" is from the Greek roots "krytpo-" (meaning hidden) and -genic (for "origin"), so ...
NEGAUNEE — A lower Michigan man died early Saturday afternoon in a snowmobile accident in the eastern Upper Peninsula. State Police at the St. Ignace post were called out just before 1 p.m. Saturday regarding a snowmobile crash on Bay City Lake Road near Trail 47 in Mackinac County's Clark ...