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Editorial

Recognizing Spay/Neuter Awareness Month

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) recognizes Spay/Neuter Awareness Month — a month dedicated to highlighting the importance and benefits of this procedure. For Michigan animal shelters, spaying and neutering animals is vital for controlling the population of ...

Accountability central to siting debate

When it comes to the state takeover of solar and wind projects, we sense an undercurrent. Or, as opponents would say, a power surge. Either way, Michigan voters will get another chance to weigh in to the Public Act 233 that puts final approval of large-scale renewable energy projects of ...

National Invasive Species Awareness Week

National Invasive Species Awareness Week (NISAW) is an international annual event held February 26 through March 3, looking to raise awareness about invasive species, the threat they pose, and what can do together to prevent their spread. In support of NISAW, the Michigan Department of ...

NMU enrollment news positive for university, area

We were extraordinarily pleased this week, along with a great many others in Superiorland, to learn that Northern Michigan University’s enrollment report for the winter semester shows an increase of 330 students, or 5.3%, compared to the same time in 2023. The university’s overall head ...

Changed relationship will hurt workers

Those autoworkers down south who are being courted by Shawn Fain should pay close attention to the message sent by Ford Motor Co. last week. Chief Executive Jim Farley, talking to the Wolfe Research Auto Conference in New York, said in light of the prolonged strike last fall by the United ...

Engage with lawnmakers on budget

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has asked lawmakers for an $80.7 billion state budget for 2025, kicking off the appropriations process in Lansing that has to wrap up by the Oct. 1 start of the state’s fiscal year. The governor’s proposal is about $2 billion less than the current budget, which was ...