Bouquet: On behalf of the U.P. Regional Blood Center, I would like to thank Bryan Laurila at First Lutheran Church, Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church and Tadych’s Family Market in Iron Mountain for helping coordinate the blood drive in the month of June. As a result of their efforts, we ...
Barb: Pictures say a thousand words. I am very disappointed in the recent pictures in the paper of local interest that do not show people properly masked or socially distanced. You as a newspaper have provided a subtle message to the community that everything is back to “normal.” The new ...
With temperatures expected to be above 90 degrees for most of Michigan this Fourth of July holiday weekend, the Michigan State Police, Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division is urging residents to take steps to stay safe during the extreme heat. “Extreme heat can be ...
Evidence that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was warned early on that her COVID-19 nursing home policy would put residents at risk lends support for much more transparency from the governor. The Detroit News reports that in the opening days of the pandemic’s appearance in Michigan, the head of a ...
These are tough times to be in the education business at any level but especially K-12. The school year in mid-March was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Students were sent home to uncertain learning situations, although from all accounts parents and guardians did their best to cope ...
With a number of local municipal fireworks shows canceled, sales of fireworks for home use have, for lack of a better word, skyrocketed. Some retailers report 200% increases from the same time last year, according to the American Pyrotechnics Association. Michiganders who plan to celebrate ...
Bouquet: The Senior Citizens Council of Dickinson County wants to thank the Dickinson County Board of Commissioners for their confidence-building 5-0 vote to sell the senior center at Crystal Lake to the stewards who have had it the last 40 years. Special recognition is due to vice president ...
Bouquet: Have you driven down Pyle Drive in Kingsford lately? A million-dollar sidewalk project making walking safer. A busy street, people walking dogs, skateboarders, 4-wheelers, bikes, baby strollers, roller skaters and even power wheelchairs. The sidewalks could also be used by kids walking ...
Although the wheels of government turn slowly, they apparently do turn. At least that’s what happening in the case of the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency. Recently in this space, we joined state Rep. Sara Cambensy, D-Marquette, in urging Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to reopen UIA offices ...
Years of discussion, argument and litigation about how to deal with the aging Line 5 pipes under the Straits of Mackinac have left everyone involved with a bad taste in their mouths. Michigan lawmakers during a December 2018 lame duck session approved an agreement with pipeline operator ...
A colorful balloon might seem like an innocent, child-like way to celebrate an accomplishment or special day. Letting a balloon soar into the sky seems to encompass our own longings to take off and see what adventures the winds might carry us to — think “The Wizard of Oz” or the ...
In May 2020, the Department of Education issued a long-anticipated but extremely harmful rule designed to substantially weaken Title IX, rolling back important protections for student survivors of sexual harassment and assault. Title IX is a landmark civil rights law that was enacted in ...
Many nonprofits, institutions and other organizations have experienced a loss in income or funding amid the COVID-19 pandemic. And the nonprofit Chocolay Raptor Center in Harvey, which focuses on rehabilitating raptors and educating the public about them, was no exception. The center lost ...
Barb From Agatha Cavaiani, Kingsford: The Crystal Lake Senior Center up for sale? No reason the county cannot support a senior center. In its 40-year history, the only major repair is the sewer backup project. The center should be one of the county’s top priorities, not just for the ...
Looking for that lush, well-manicured lawn? That can be a challenge. A more cultivated yard can include extended periods of extreme weather, bugs, pests and heavy foot traffic. But for those who want to maintain that tended turf, the Better Business Bureau advises being careful about those ...
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people scored a major victory on Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the federal law barring employment discrimination on the basis of sex also applies to sexuality and gender identity. Why wouldn’t it? Of course, some people won’t like ...
We join state Rep. Sara Cambensy and others who are asking that Unemployment Insurance Agency regional offices and phone lines be reopened with all due haste. The Marquette Democrat and a handful of Michigan House of Representatives members sent Gov. Gretchen Whitmer a letter asking as ...
Let’s hope during these trying times that people take care of their brains as well as their bodies. June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month. With Father’s Day just around the corner, the Alzheimer’s Association is sharing 10 Ways to Love Your Brain to raise awareness of ...
We don’t think there’s any argument with the statement that this has been one of the strangest school years in history thanks to the coronavirus and the disease it can lead to, COVID-19. Schools were emptied in most parts of the country in March and students did not return to those ...
Bouquet From Robert Massicotte, post adjutant, American Legion Uren-Cooper-Johnson Post 50, Iron Mountain: Each year, our nation pauses to honor the anniversary of the adoption of the flag of the United States on June 14, 1777. In July 1908, the Grand Lodge of the Benevolent and Protective ...