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The hidden struggles of nurses: voices from the frontlines

Dear Readers: So many of you wrote in about the nurse column, and I truly appreciate your feedback and your service. Nursing is one of the most vital professions, and nurses deserve both respect and protection for the critical work they do. Below are two perspectives from fellow ...

Telephone retirees to meet

IRON MOUNTAIN — AT&T and Michigan Bell telephone retirees and former employees will gather for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Monday at Holiday Kitchen in Iron Mountain. All are welcome to attend.

Clearing up Medicare confusion

Dear Heloise: I totally agree that no one should give their Medicare card number to anyone over the phone who calls them and asks for it. The scam is due to the fact that a lot of people, like me, have recently received new Medicare cards with new numbers. This is because Medicare was ...

Glacial Gardeners offer up to three $1,000 scholarships

FLORENCE, Wis. — Glacial Gardeners Master Gardener Association Volunteers have announced that the Inga Fleming Memorial and Hazel (DeGayner) Dault Scholarships will once again be available to area residents. Students pursuing a two- or four-year degree in one of these qualifying majors are ...

Bay College nursing students and staff to conference

ESCANABA — Bay College nursing students Skyler Newman and Lara Ryan were chosen to attend the recent Achieving the Dream DREAM 2025 Conference in Philadelphia, along with a group of seven Bay College employees. This event Feb. 18-21 brought together leaders in higher education to discuss ...

Engaged

Together with their parents, Joseph Crosson and Kristen Gendron are excited to announce their engagement. Kristen is the daughter of Dr. Toby and Karen Gendron and the granddaughter of late Frank and Barbara Schinderle and late Frank and Dean Gendron. She is a 2014 graduate of Iron Mountain ...