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Editorials

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 ...

Survey shows many nurses getting close to breaking point

We’ve seen it locally, across the state and nationally, too, nurses by the score telling us they feel increasingly burned out. In fact, researchers at the University of Michigan found that almost 94% of those nurses surveyed reported feeling “significant exhaustion” in relation to their ...

Taking steps to make sure your groundwater is safe

Are you confident the water in your home is safe? It’s a valid question for those who tap into wells for their households. This is Groundwater Awareness Week, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Groundwater is a vital resource in Wisconsin, with approximately 70% ...

Hiding behind fees isn’t what FOIA is for

Governments are people and, from time to time, people do embarrassing things. Things they’d rather not display — like a mural on the side of a big Detroit skyscraper. However, in the matter of a half-dozen such large-scale murals, and the investigation into whether the deal was on the ...