Michigan’s April and May are months of acronyms. It’s a time to M-STEP through the tulips, springing forward into the PSAT, SAT and ACT. But whether this six-week testing season results in flowers or weeds is a matter of opinion in the struggle to determine what kids really know and how ...

Governments, local, state and national, often throw grant money at projects and programs that have dubious value. In our experience, that’s the nature of that animal: Provide funding for a great many things and perhaps a handful will turn into something good. That certainly was not the ...

The annual springtime wave of downy hatchling birds and fuzzy baby mammals is close at hand. Some might already have young in nest or burrow. Seeing these new babies in the wild can be a special treat — but it should happen from a distance and not involve handling these young creatures, the ...

Letter carriers step up to help hungry neighbors Saturday When you’re looking for something to do in Superiorland this weekend, perhaps some of us can add “Help out a hungry neighbor” to that list. Marquette County letter carriers on Saturday will again participate in Stamp Out Hunger ...

That didn’t take long. After just a few days of warm weather, ticks are starting to emerge. And that means an increased chance of tick bites and potentially contracting Lyme disease, health experts say. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 476,000 people are ...

There are a great many monthly designations that politicians make. Some have to do with illnesses, while others address groups of people. As a general proposition, all of these designations have a degree of merit while some are more compelling than others. That’s the case with a ...