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Orbion Space Technology under new ownership

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HOUGHTON – Orbion Space Technology, a Houghton-based satellite propulsion and space systems company, has been sold, according to a press release from the MTEC SmartZone. York Space Systems, a Denver-based satellite manufacturer announced the deal in a March 12 statement released on Business ...

To your good health

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DEAR DR. ROACH: I had breast cancer in my left breast 14 years ago. I was treated with chemotherapy and radiation after a lumpectomy and the removal of 14 lymph nodes. I still have difficulty raising my left arm, along with burning, tingling and itching in my armpit area. I have a small scar on ...

Dear Annie

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Dear Annie: My younger sister is getting married this fall. I'm happy for her. The problem is her fiance. At family dinners he makes little digs at her — jokes about her cooking, her spending, even her weight. When she laughs uncomfortably, he says, "Relax, you're too sensitive." Last Sunday, ...

On-ice rescue

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MACKINAC ISLAND — At 4:40 p.m. on Sunday, Jason St. Onge, Chief of the Mackinac Island Fire Department, was notified that a man was lost on the ice. Onge immediately sounded an alarm for Fire and EMS and notified the U.S. Coast Guard. A cell phone ping was received from the man who was ...

Evolving

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HANCOCK — When George Stockero was hired as the Copper Country Intermediate School District superintendent in 2014, the CCISD began searching for ways to expand its Career and Technical Education (CTE) program. There were several reasons for this. Among them was a significant lack of locally ...