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DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband had a nonstop coughing incident for a night and day after a feast, which landed him in the emergency room. He was found to have extremely low sodium levels (118-120 mEq/L), confusion, and a lot of heartburn. They are treating him for the low sodium by holding back his ...

Dear Annie

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Dear Annie: Every summer, my husband "Jake" and I spend a week at his parents' lake house in Wisconsin. It's a beautiful spot — right on the water, with pine trees, hummingbirds and a little dock where Jake used to fish as a kid. When we first started dating, I actually looked forward to ...

Man falls to death at Manganese Falls

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KEWEENAW COUNTY — Authorities in Keweenaw Country are investigating what appears to be an accidental fall from a waterfall that resulted in the death of a man Saturday afternoon. According to the Keweenaw Count Shriff's department, the accident occurred shortly after noon Saturday in Grant ...

Researchers win Tech’s Rath Award

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HOUGHTON —The Michigan Technological University research duo of Pengfei Xue and Miraj B. Kayastha have been awarded the University’s 2025 Bhakta Rath Research Award for their work in modelling regional climate change systems. The Bhatka Rath Research Award is given annually to a Michigan ...

A Flag or a float

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HOUGHTON – The Parade of Nations returns on Saturday, Sept. 20, celebrating cultural diversity and global unity in the Keweenaw. This year’s theme, "Games Around the World," invites the community to get involved in a variety of meaningful ways — whether by walking in the parade, ...

First in the nation

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HANCOCK — The City of Hancock has been designated a 2026 Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture. The city learned of the designation late Saturday during festivities and is the first city to hold the distinction in the United States. The Finno-Ugric peoples come from places such as Finland, Estonia, ...