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Column: Humble beginnings of the holiday season

It is interesting how people welcome this time of the year regardless of what faith or no faith followed. We stop to gather family and friends, employees and employers, to rest and shut out the hassle of the everyday rush. Even the weather seems to cooperate, and in our country’s cold and ...

‘Community and self must strive for the same goals’

We are heading into the holiday season. It is a bright time with festive tinsel and decoration of trees and houses. Even the stores have put on their best merchandising colors, deals, and offers to celebrate the season. Indeed, there is a bit of magic in the air. This year, however, has been ...

Can the Keweenaw Peninsula be like a Chinese restaurant?

Recently, my wife, Penny and I attended a very interesting discussion and exhibit at the Detroit Historical Museum. The focus; the Motor City’s former Chinatown neighborhoods. The discussion portion of the afternoon featured Curtis Chin, author of “Everything Learned, I Learned in a ...

Many dangers to diseased nails

The human body is prone to all manner of maladies and morbidities. From a stubbed toe all the way to a heart attack, medical care is required for a plethora of conditions, illnesses, and injuries, resulting in a list of ailments that is (unfortunately) nearly endless. Most of the medical ...

Read all about it

November has a contest of sorts and it’s National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo. The idea is that for the month of November you will write 50,000 words, a novel, straight through with no editing. I’ve participated multiple times over the years with my best effort being a time travel ...

Giving thanks to outdoor companions and opportunities

With the spirit of thanksgiving blowing across the landscape this week, pushed by a cold Canadian wind, I was reminded recently of something I have been truly thankful for over many years, though it’s not something I think about in detail too often. My recollections began when talking with ...