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Gladstone man arrested for child sexually abusive activity

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GLADSTONE — A Gladstone man has been arrested for aggravated possession of child sexually abusive material and using a computer to commit a crime. The Michigan State Police (MSP) Computer Crimes Unit and the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force announced the arrest of Andrew ...

Underage drinking

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HOUGHTON – Alcohol consumption by children under the age of 20 is a conversation few parents and adults feel comfortable having with their kids. Yet, according to a report published by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), conversations like these should start with children as young a ...

Improving access to healthcare

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HOUGHTON — Aspirus Health hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for its expanded Houghton clinic on Thursday. Community leaders, healthcare professionals and local politicians took part in the celebration. Several speakers congratulated Aspirus Houghton on their new expansion, which includes a ...

Among the best

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HOUGHTON — U.S. News and World Report released its graduate school rankings on Tuesday. Michigan Technological University ranked number 89 among other prestigious graduate engineering programs across the United States, such as University of Michigan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ...

Taking flight

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HOUGHTON – Jeff Fowler, of Houghton, has been flying remote control (RC) airplanes nearly all his life. Anxious to share the hobby with community residents, he would like to introduce it local youth. Fowler, a native of Greenville, South Carolina, said he inherited his love of the hobby ...

Looking back: Graham Jaehnig

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I am Generation Jones I don’t remember the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show. I don’t remember Ford rolling out the first Mustang. I also don’t remember the Bay of Pigs, the Cuban Missile Crisis, or the battle of Ia Drang. Yet, as a Boomer, these are all things happened during my ...