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Opinion

Affordable internet access

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: No matter where you live in Michigan, you should be able to access the internet with a reliable, affordable, and secure connection. Ask your representatives to approve the funding and have eight full-time employees for the Michigan High-Speed Internet Office! Families need ...

Spring forward with home safety measures

Editorial

Daylight Saving Time began Sunday, when clocks moved ahead an hour at 2 a.m. As you adjust your clocks, remember to replace batteries in your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors. The National Fire Protection Association recommends changing the batteries in your alarms every six months. ...

The impact of technology on jobs

Columns

Recent research has predicted that automation has the potential to eliminate 73 million U.S. jobs by 2030, or 46% of current jobs. The study found 37% of Americans are worried about automation replacing their job. As of 2020, globally there are three million operating industrial robots, a 10% ...

Support Indigenous-led boarding school study

Editorial

The harrowing discovery last year of hundreds of unmarked graves at several Indian Boarding School sites in Canada rightly put wheels in motion — wheels already rusty from neglect. In the immediate aftermath, promises to do better were made by governments, especially in states with their ...

Restaurant week reminds us of their importance

Editorial

The COVID-19 pandemic was difficult for just about everybody, but it’s tough to argue against the fact that, among businesses, fewer were harder hit than restaurants. This week gives us a chance to give back and remind them how important they are to us. Downtown Marquette Restaurant Week, ...

Public health faces brain drain and strain

Editorial

Twenty years ago, “brain drain” meant the international migration of people toward better standards of living and more stable political conditions. The United States was a brain-drain beneficiary, wooing thousands of educated people away without dwelling too long on the cost to the home ...