Having mental health issues is nothing to be ashamed about, but it needs to be addressed. Everybody goes through struggles, but sometimes those struggles can appear to be overwhelming, with no way out. The Marquette area has faced several local young deaths in recent weeks, one of which was ...

This week’s bouquets go to: From: Gordy Fitch, president, Escanaba Kiwanis Club The Escanaba Kiwanis Club would like to thank everyone involved in making the 2022 Home and Garden Show and Pancake Days an excellent success, especially our show sponsor, American Metal Roofs of Northern ...

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is providing consumer protection reminders as auto insurers issue $400 per-vehicle refunds to eligible Michigan policyholders. “These refund checks come at a time when many Michiganders have faced financial hardships, and I appreciate the bipartisan ...

The numbers aren’t pretty, but they aren’t surprising, either. Michigan’s ALICE report was released this week, a focused version of the annual study of household financial stability in our state, and it showed 44% of children in a 10-county region of northwest Lower Michigan live in ...

Not every attempt by Republicans to secure elections in Michigan is a back door to voter suppression. Yet that’s the response Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is taking in vetoing common-sense voting reforms. The governor’s latest action on Friday nixed two bills that would require the secretary of ...

In 2021, three people lost their lives while working to improve Michigan roads: Lawrence “Larry” Leonarduzzi from the Iron County Road Commission, Reason Tillman-Morgan from Anlaan Corp., and Shawn Kelley from STARS Ready Labor. These tragedies could have been avoided by drivers adhering ...