A small item in a recent Marquette Mining Journal has a lot of people in the area talking, if for no other reason, the sheer positivity of it all. The story related to the Marquette County Habitat for Humanity organization’s approach to a significant milestone: It has broken ground on the ...

Before you light that grill, before you load the camper, before you head out for that party, read the words that follow. And remember this weekend is about the ultimate sacrifice made by so many of our military men and women to keep us safe, to keep us free. In Flanders Fields By John ...

To the Editor: Many thanks to Houghton City Manager Eric Waara, Director of Public Works Ryan Avendt and the Houghton Department of Public Works for a great job making improvements to the mountain-bike trails and cross-country-ski trails at Houghton’s Nara Park. Among other things, the ...

We wish for heroes and villains. We need people to inspire us onward in a flawed world; we need people to blame for the flaws. But our desire for clarity can create polarity. Our search for simplicity can miss the point. The Record-Eagle’s nine-month dive into Michigan’s guardianship ...

Another day, another mass shooting in America. Unlike the shooting in Buffalo earlier this month, which targeted elderly Black people, this one made elementary school children the target. Both suspects were 18-year-old males. On Tuesday, the gunman slaughtered 19 children and two teachers at ...

Michigan finds itself in the rare spot of having more money coming into the state budget than it needs to run the state. Both Republican legislative leaders and Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer agree that at least some of the $6 billion in extra funds should be returned to taxpayers. But they ...