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Editorials

DNR: Keep bears away by removing bird feeders now

Spring brings blooms, bugs and black bears, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources advises. This time of year, bears are leaving their dens and will be searching for food sources to replenish their bodies after eating very little since last fall, the DNR states in a news release. To ...

Family physicians improve well-being, reduce health costs

Family medicine is a medical specialty practiced by family physicians. These physicians undergo extensive training to provide comprehensive care for people of all ages. This is Family Medicine Week in Michigan, a chance to highlight family physicians’ dedication to providing comprehensive, ...

Legislature should quickly approve transparency bills

The state Senate Oversight Committee deserves credit for advancing a pair of bills that would for the first time and after a decade of effort finally subject the Legislature and governor to state transparency requirements. The committee last week sent Senate Bills 669 and 670 to the full ...

State dropping the ball in distribution of SNAP funding

The state of Michigan just got its proverbial knuckles slapped by the feds for slow and inaccurate administration of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. More commonly known as SNAP, the federally-funded initiative provides food benefits to low-income families to supplement their ...

Praise for Norway’s ice rescue team for saving two retrievers

Bouquet: Roses to the Norway Volunteer Fire Department Ice Rescue Team that recently rescued two golden retrievers that went through the ice at Lake Antoine! Thanks to their efforts, one of our neighbors has their pets safely back home. I hope that people will see fit to donate monetarily to ...

DNR conservation officers play vital role in state, region

Mention local law enforcement and most people think of police, their sheriff’s department or Michigan State Police. But there’s another branch that plays a vital role in the state, especially in the heavily forested lands of the Upper Peninsula: conservation officers with the Department ...