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Opinion

UPPCO works hard in area

Bouquet

This week’s Bouquet goes to the local Upper Peninsula Power Company employees — From Dan and Gay Kleikamp, Ford River: On Feb. 17, our power was out for seven hours. The lady who took our emergency call was friendly, caring and explained the situation. After several hours she gave us an ...

So you want to be a plumber

Local columns

The skilled trades have become hot of late. That has many young people dropping plans to attend college. Meanwhile, some desk-bound professionals are said to gaze longingly at nearby construction sites. They daydream about trading spreadsheets for tool belts. They imagine becoming plumbers, ...

Almanac for Feb. 28, 2026

Local columns

Today is Saturday, Feb. 28, the 59th day of 2026. There are 306 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1993, a gunbattle erupted at a religious compound near Waco, Texas, when Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents tried to arrest Branch Davidian leader David Koresh for ...

What I want to do after graduation

Local columns

Hi, I’m Abby Gilner! I’m sixteen years old, and I’m a junior at Escanaba High School. After I graduate from the Escanaba Jr/Senior High School in 2027, I would like to go to college to pursue the career of teaching. I realized that I wanted to be a teacher when I was in late middle ...