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Editorial

Make healthy choices about food

Michiganders can spice up Nutrition Month by trying healthy seasonings from around the world this month. As Gov. Gretchen Whitmer proclaims March to be Nutrition Month in Michigan, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and its Diabetes and Kidney Unit is joining with ...

Damn roads still need fixing

Ahhh, the sounds of spring return after a long winter. Among them — the robins’ trill, the cooing of doves at dusk — comes the the jaw-clacking crunch of car wheels in a pothole. We squint at our roads like gunslingers, taking their measure as we dodge and weave but there’s a ...

Safety tips for dealing with potholes

As Michigan’s rollercoaster winter weather continues, the brutal cycle of heavy snow, freezing temperatures and the upcoming warming trend is a perfect recipe for more potholes to pop up on Michigan roads. Cracked and crumbling pavement is the perfect environment for potholes to form. ...

Broadband expansion will be transformational for area, region

Great news for people, institutions and businesses across the Upper Peninsula: Northern Michigan University will expand LTE broadband service to rural communities in the U.P. and northeastern Lower Peninsula through its Educational Access Network. This was made possible by the recently approved ...

More homeless, less housing means more sad stories

We all like it when a sad story gets a happy ending. So we, along with many others, were glad to see that our article helped Terry Edick avoid a state burial in a plot designated for the unclaimed. Edick, 58, paraplegic and homeless, was sheltering at the Pines encampment last month when the ...

Price of gasoline is market driven

The price of gasoline blew past the $4 per-gallon barrier in many places in recent days. Truth be told, it was already much higher than that in some parts of the country like California, where it tops $5. But residents in Superiorland and beyond are having to relearn lessons first ...