There are an estimated 42 million people receiving food aid from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps. The figure represents 12.3 percent of the U.S. population, according to the USDA. In the richest nation on Earth that is not something to brag ...

In Washington today, the word "emergency" is a magic key; it unlocks powers Congress never granted, suspends the discipline of regular order and decorates bloated bills with provisions too dubious to pass on their own. What was once meant to be a narrow exception for genuine crises has become a ...

In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we ...

MARQUETTE — Spend enough time along the shores of Lake Superior and it won’t be long before there’s some reminder of what happened “when the gales of November came early.” Today marks the 50th anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, the largest and most famous of the ...

HOUGHTON — What is oak wilt? Oak wilt is a deadly forest disease caused by an invasive fungus (Bretziella fagacearum) that attacks healthy oak trees of any size. It is particularly fatal for red oaks, which is cause for alarm in the Keweenaw, where red oaks are the only oak we have. On its ...