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Dear Annie

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Dear Annie: Thousands of grandparents and extended family members are stepping in to raise children in today's world, often due to parents struggling with substance abuse. While many of us take on this responsibility out of love and necessity, it comes with its own set of emotional challenges. ...

Copper in the crosshairs

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WAKEFIELD — President Donald Trump's executive order of Feb. 25, titled "Addressing the threat to national security from imports of copper," states the United States faces significant vulnerabilities in the copper supply chain, with increasing reliance on foreign sources for mined, smelted ...

At the cross roads

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ESCANABA — Following years of flip-flopping by both the state and federal governments on the animals’ protection status, “wolves are at a crossroads in Michigan,” said wildlife biologist Brian Roell, the large carnivore specialist for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources at a ...

To Your Good Health, Keith Roach, MD

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DEAR DR. ROACH: I also have a dry cough that's been going on for about 13-14 years. I'm a healthy 62-year-old and read that it is called "cough variant asthma." I would like to know more about this but really can't find anything about it, except that it will eventually get worse if it's not ...

Hancock Council OKs Skyline Commons resolution

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HANCOCK — The Skyline Commons, formerly known as the Juulita Center, had its Redevelopment Brownfield Resolution of Concurrence 25-07 approved at Hancock’s City Council meeting on March 19. Funding for the redevelopment of the property would not be available without the approval. The ...

Celebrating Culture and Traditions

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HOUGHTON — The Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College (KBOCC) and Michigan Technological University’s Biskaabiiyaang Collective collaborated to host the Nanda-Gikendan Powwow over the weekend. The event took place at the Gates Tennis Center where numerous Indigenous Peoples gatheried ...