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Editorials

Great Kingsford middle school band concert

Bouquet: I just would like to comment on the spring band concert at Kingsford School on April 26 for the sixth, seventh and eighth grade band members. All grades were outstanding, the show was amazing with the varied selections and lighting, fog and sound. Ben Sherk, the director, still has it. ...

Check regulations, conditions before lighting that fire

Getting ready to do some yard cleanup now that the snow has gone? The ice storm that hit in late March left a lot of snapped branches and downed trees that likely need to be collected and cut up. Homeowners in the area already can be seen raking up a winter’s worth of debris in their ...

Make stopping the spread of invasive species a habit

Did you know that there are more than 300 species of greatest conservation need in Michigan? These are species lsuch as the piping plover, lake sturgeon and spotted turtle, whose existence is threatened by factors that include pollution, habitat loss and the spread of invasive species. In the ...

UP post office photo project educational, fun

It might be called when history met entertainment. Photographer Cade Musich, however, is referring to a project he took on to document all of the post offices in the Upper Peninsula through digital photography as “Keep. Me. Posted.” With more than 127 post offices photographed across ...

It’s time to catch up on children’s vaccines

Each year, National Infant Immunization Week focuses on the positive effects of vaccination on the lives of infants and children — and this year it’s a priority to ensure that families stay on track for routine checkups and vaccinations following disruptions from COVID-19. Immunization ...

The more eyes on governments, the better they will run

More than a century ago, the “Red Scare” gripped our country’s top government leaders. Brushing aside constitutional freedoms like annoying gnats, thousands were arrested and hundreds were deported for their beliefs or, sometimes, just their accented speech. The charge was led by the most ...