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Reverse the policy

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WASHINGTON — According to a press release issued Friday from Rep. Jack Bergman's (R-Watersmeet) office, on Jan.31, co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Postal Service Caucus led eight members of Congress in a letter to Postmaster General David P. Steiner, demanding that he reverse a new ...

Schoolcraft Fatality

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SCHOOLCRAFT COUNTY — A crash on US-2 between a semi-truck and a pickup truck Friday night, February 6, 2026, resulted in one death and four people injured. According to a press release from the Michigan State Police, at approximately 9:16 p.m. Friday, troopers from the MSP Manistique Outpost ...

To your good health

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DEAR DR. ROACH: Why do people still die of pneumonia? With all the advances that we have seen in modern medicine, losing anyone to this ailment seems like such a waste. Is it a question of pneumonia being difficult to pin down because of the root cause, whether it's bacterial, viral or fungal? ...

Dear Annie

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Dear Annie: I value your advice and would like your opinion. I recently had hip replacement surgery. I now have mobility issues and cannot perform many tasks that I could in the past. I cannot walk now without a walker. I had a friend who I thought was a close friend. We live about half a ...

Take the plunge

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HANCOCK – The Polar Plunge is on schedule from 1-3 p.m. today according to Jesse Wiederhold, managing director of Visit Keweenaw. The plunge was originally planned for Jan. 27, during Heikinpäivä, but was postponed due to extreme cold temperatures and windchills. With today's highs ...

Outdoors North: John Pepin

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“Sixteen miles to seven lakes way up among the pines, in some hidden valley where the twirlin’ river twines,” – Gordon Lightfoot On another winter morning, overcast with skies the color of dirty mop water, the sunshine is on vacation somewhere down south. The maples, birches and their ...