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Ways to beat the heat when summer temps soar

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The region could have a scorching start to next week as the National Weather Service predicts temperatures could climb into the mid-90s Monday and Tuesday. With that in mind, we’re repeating the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services guidelines to protect against risks related to hot weather. MDHHS routinely reviews emergency department data for heat-related illness. When daily temperatures rise above 80 degrees — which the region has seen in recent weeks — ED visits for heat-related illness increase because the body cannot cool itself enough, the MDHHS stated in a ...

Summer heat in the north woods

Local columns

ESCANABA- When the woods are steamy and hot and the July sunshine bakes the U.P., every wild thing lies low. Leaves hang limp on the canopy of hardwood branches. The velvety bucks take shelter in the shady cedar swamps. The black bears wallow in the mud holes and in the refreshing bubbling brook waters. Sleeping away the day becomes routine. Nocturnal is the way to go for so many. At dusk, when the hot Earth breaths a sign of relief, out comes the deer into the fields. The rabbits hit the lush green gardens and the Hares frolic and dust themselves alongside gravel and rut ...

Chamber of Commerce’s endorsement questioned

Letters to the Editor

Editors note: The figures presented in this letter were sourced from official Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, or MDARD, reports, the Small Business Association of Michigan, Interlochen Public Radio and The Detroit News. I’m befuddled! The Michigan Chamber of Commerce exists to promote Michigan’s economy and support the businesses that create jobs across our state. That is why its endorsement of U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman is so difficult to understand. Over the past year, Michigan lost 13,000 trade, transportation and utility jobs and 9,000 manufacturing jobs. ...

Almanac for July 9, 2026

Local columns

Today is Thursday, July 9, the 190th day of 2026. There are 175 days left in the year. Today in History: In 1868, the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, granting citizenship and “equal protection under the laws” to anyone “born or naturalized in the United States,” including formerly enslaved people. Also on this date: In 1850, President Zachary Taylor died of gastrointestinal illness after consuming a large amount of cherries and iced milk on a hot day five days earlier; Vice President Millard Fillmore was sworn in as president the following day. In 1896, ...