There are a plethora of ways to vent frustration with the ongoing disruptions we’re all living through because of the COVID-19 pandemic. For that matter, there are plenty of avenues to engage in civil disagreement over the administration of public health measures meant to curb the ...
An amazing career at Northern Michigan University is coming to an end with the retirement of Sten Fjeldheim, which was announced earlier this week. Fjeldheim is the most decorated coach in NMU history, guiding the Nordic ski team for more than three decades and also leading the cross country ...
The COVID-19 pandemic has been going on for over a year now, and Michigan — and the rest of the world — has gone through many phases, from getting personal protective equipment, wearing masks and social distancing to testing and now vaccinations. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer took a tough stance ...
In support of National Distracted Driving Awareness Month in April, law enforcement agencies will be joining forces across the country to promote enforcement and awareness of state and local texting and distracted-driving laws. This annual campaign is part of the National Highway Traffic ...
For Michiganders who have received or plan to get the COVID-19 vaccine, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is warning them to avoid current vaccine survey scams offering a reward in exchange for personal information. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Federal Bureau of ...
We were dismayed to see the headline in Saturday’s edition of The News saying Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer had again vetoed $652 million in coronavirus relief as she and the Republican-controlled Legislature continue their battle over pandemic policy. Whitmer says the allocation ...
A well-intentioned pair of bills aimed at reducing the cost of certain essential medicines have passed the state House and are pending in the Senate. While their goal is laudable, the bills wouldn’t actually reduce drug costs — they’d merely shift who pays for them. And they do so in a ...
As Carbon Monoxide Safety and Awareness Month kicks off, Orlene Hawks, the director of the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), reminds Michiganders to take preventative measures to prevent carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. “Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless, ...
As Michiganders continue to deal with pandemic-induced stress and anxiously look forward to getting back to a “new normal,” the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Director Elizabeth Hertel and the Michigan Liquor Control Commission (MLCC) Chair Pat Gagliardi urge ...
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is warning Michigan residents to look out for text message scams, known as “smishing“ a form of criminal activity attempting to obtain personal or financial information. In a consumer alert that was reissued today, Nessel provides tips on how ...
April is Alcohol Awareness Month, a public health program organized by the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence. This is a way of increasing outreach and education regarding the dangers of alcoholism and issues related to alcohol. According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), ...
Even during the COVID-19 crisis, child care remains a concern. It has ramifications for Michigan’s economy, child care providers and the working families on which they rely. A recently released report from the Michigan League for Public Policy titled “Child Care Financing Reform: A ...
Walking across the graduation stage and the formalities of that ceremony are an important gateway to adulthood. Last year, the pandemic threw those events awry and threaten to again, if the state’s restrictions stay in place. Schools and universities have no clear guidance on what Gov. ...
This week’s bouquets go to: From Wendy Pepin of Escanaba: A bouquet goes the city of Escanaba employees who are out manually picking up litter on city-owned property. They are being trailed by garbage trucks because of the staggering amount of litter they are finding. However, most of ...
These past couple of weeks, we have been blessed with what seems to be an early wave of spring — but it has been accompanied with another cause for concern. Additional cases of the B.1.1.7 COVID-19 variant have been confirmed in Marquette County by the Michigan Department of Health and ...
With the 2020 census done and data wizards crunching numbers as we speak, the time is almost near for the decennial redrawing of congressional and legislative districts that can determine which political party maintains control of state and federal government. According to the terms of both ...
Seeing is believing , and in Michigan, we wouldn’t see much of our government without laws like the Freedom of Information Act and the Open Meetings Act. Those laws are meant to set in stone requirements that guarantee Michiganders have a chance to pop the hood and see the inner workings of ...
The week of March 21-27, 2021, is being recognized by Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Michigan Academy of Family Physicians, and Michigan Association of Osteopathic Family Physicians as Family Medicine Week in Michigan. The weeklong observance ...
Could you be living with diabetes and not know it? Over 30,000 Yoopers currently live with diabetes. Another estimated 7,500 people in the U.P. are living with diabetes and DON’T know they have it. Type 2 diabetes, which is the type of diabetes that 95% of people in the U.P. live with can be ...
The Michigan Poison Center at Wayne State University School of Medicine responded to nearly 61,000 calls in 2020 related to potential poisonings; more than 32,000 involved children ages 0 to 19. To raise awareness of the dangers of potentially poisonous medicines and chemicals, the Michigan ...