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Criticism voiced at public hearing

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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources received harsh criticism from attendees of a public hearing Wednesday on the proposed leasing of 10,000-plus acres of mineral rights across public lands in multiple Upper Peninsula counties to the Keweenaw Land Association. In the public comment ...

Stigma is rooted in ignorance and fear

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[This is the second in a series that examines what stigma looks like and how it damages those who receive it.] A major goal of mental health policy in the United States is to reduce barriers to service utilization, Psychiatric Services, a monthly publication of the American Psychiatric ...

A weighty decision: H-PT OKs updated GPA scale for students

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HOUGHTON — The Houghton-Portage Township Schools Board approved instituting a weighted grade-point average for high school students at its April meeting Monday. The weighted GPAs add an additional 0.25 points for Advanced Placement classes, bringing the district into line with numerous ...

Peters: USPS to provide info on proposed changes

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WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Gary Peters said Tuesday he has given U.S. Postmaster Gen. Louis DeJoy a May 1 deadline to provide information on the impact his proposed changes to the U.S. postal system will have on delivery speeds. “We are going to hold the Postal Service to these deadlines and ...

Registration open for Copper Shores 10th Anniversary Gala

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Copper Shores Community Health Foundation will be hosting a 10th Anniversary Gala on Saturday, May 11, 2024, at the Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts from 5:30 to 11 p.m. Registration is currently open at coppershores.org/gala. In December 2013, the foundation separated from the Portage ...