BARAGA — The Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) announced pay rate increases of approximately $10,000 to new officer recruits at five Upper Peninsula facilities on Friday. The announcement comes as a part of the MDOC Safe Prison Initiative, a portion of it aims to increase recruitment ...
GRAHAM JAEHNIG – The Keweenaw County Board of Commissioners has adopted the Articles of Incorporation of the Keweenaw Heartlands Recreational and Natural Resources Authority. The Board unanimously adopted the articles at a scheduled special meeting Monday evening. The adoption allows ...
HOUGHTON – On Friday, June 12, from 6:45 p.m. to 9 p.m. the Portage Lake Lift Bridge will not lift for marine traffic, according to Dan Weingarten, communications representative with the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT). “MDOT has received permission to restrict lifts for ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: Any thoughts on milk thistle supplements in fatty liver disease that was diagnosed by an ultrasound due to elevated AST and ALT levels? — B.S. ANSWER: Milk thistle (sylmarin) has had mixed results in clinical trials regarding metabolic-associated steatotic liver disease ...
Dear Annie: My sister and I have always been close. We grew up sharing clothes, secrets and late-night phone calls, and for years I considered her my best friend. But lately, every conversation with her feels less like a conversation and more like a contest I never signed up to enter. If I ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I have been taking 25 mg of amitriptyline for sleep for several years; I am 79 and have noticed occasional difficulty remembering some facts. I read that this drug can affect cognition. I don’t believe that amitriptyline is really effective in helping me sleep, so I have ...
