AAA suggests four 2026 safe driving resolutions
AAA Michigan has offered some grim arguments for making safer motor vehicle practices part of your New Year's resolutions for 2026. Preventable crashes claim lives and devastate families every day, AAA states in a news release. "These tragedies are not accidents; they are the result of choices made behind the wheel," AAA warns. "That’s why AAA urges drivers to make safety their top priority in 2026." In 2024, more than 39,000 people were killed in U.S. traffic crashes, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. On average, someone is killed in a car crash every ...
Deregulation of broadband deployment saving billions
Did economists underestimate the damage of the Biden regulatory barrage? One reason the U.S. economy is outperforming expectations may be that the Trump Administration’s deregulation is offsetting tariff harm. Consider how it has uncorked broadband investment and saved taxpayers billions by slashing the Biden team’s red tape. Congress appropriated $42 billion in the 2021 infrastructure bill for states to expand broadband to “unserved” and rural communities. The spending was unnecessary, since satellite services like SpaceX’s Starlink and 5G fixed wireless services were rapidly ...
Keeping food and water safe when power is lost
With the widespread power outages early this week due to the winter storm — some in Marquette County still have not had service restored — and it only being the start of what normally is a long winter in the region, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is providing guidance on keeping food and drinking water safe when electricity is cut off. MDARD tips include — — Keep refrigerator and freezer doors closed as much as possible to maintain safe internal temperatures. — Perishable refrigerated foods — meats, poultry, fish, dairy products, eggs, ...