Dealing with the loss of a loved one can be an overwhelming experience and someone who is grieving should not be faced with financial issues on top of it. This is an issue that the Community Foundation of Marquette County is addressing, as it announced Monday the creation of a resource to ...
To the editor: Federal protections for wolves in most of the U.S., including Michigan, were restored following a recent court decision. While the DNR took a conservative approach to wolf management, Michigan wolves do not exist in isolation. One criterion for any species to be federally ...
To the editor: Recently, I wrote to this newspaper about the absolute absurdity of the Affordable Care Act which forces Michigan’s children on Medicaid. I also wrote of Healthy Kids Dental program’s refusal to pay for out of network dentists. I have since learned that in order for my ...
Each day as commerce moves and consumers shop, a lesser-known program housed within the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) is out there making sure weights and measures devices being used by retailers are functioning properly. This program works diligently to ...
To the editor: A well-known adage from psychology is that needs dictate beliefs and emotions produce actions. Beliefs may be secular or religious while actions may be benign or otherwise. Some common secular beliefs: Bigfoot exists in the northwest forests of the United States; the Earth is ...
The news story that has enveloped the world the last few days is Russia’s appalling invasion of Ukraine. Warnings of an impending invasion had been given, but it really happened, to the shock and horror of the entire world. However, so far it hasn’t been the easy takeover Russian ...