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Editorials

Stamp Out Hunger food drive Saturday

Saturday gives good reason to put more than mail out for your U.S. Postal Service carrier. Since 1993, the National Association of Letter Carriers, or NALC, has annually conducted its Stamp Out Hunger food drive on the second Saturday in May in more than 10,000 cities and towns across ...

Wisconsin DNR warns of elevated fire danger this week

A week of warmer and dry weather brings a welcome dose of spring to the region — but the combination this time of year can increase the risk of wildfires. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources on Tuesday asked the public to check fire conditions before conducting any outdoor burning ...

Find a fawn? DNR says in most cases, it’s best to leave it be

May means white-tailed deer in only a few weeks will begin producing a flood of new fawns. With that in mind, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is reminding the public to keep their distance if they stumble across a fawn this spring and summer. The DNR recommends in a news ...

Some advice for Mental Health Awareness Month

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday proclaimed May as Mental Health Awareness Month in Michigan. In the proclamation, it states that 1 in 5 adolescents has had a serious mental health disorder at some point in their life, and 50% of all mental health disorders begin by age 14, while 75% of all ...

Federal deadline to have REAL ID to fly hits Wednesday

The federal REAL ID deadline is Wednesday, when compliant identification will be required to fly in the U.S. With that in mind, Michigan Secretary of State offices are offering fast and easy ways for customers to upgrade their driver’s license or ID. Despite the heavier volume throughout ...

Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month stresses ‘Look Twice’

With the snow gone and spring well established even in the Upper Peninsula, motorcycles should begin appearing again, if not back out already. May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson on Thursday kicked off the Michigan Department of State’s annual ...