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First deadline looms for health insurance marketplace coverage

The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services is reminding residents that the deadline to purchase Health Insurance Marketplace coverage that would start Jan. 1 is less than a week away — Monday, Dec. 15. While Michiganders can enroll until Jan. 15, coverage for plans selected after Dec. 15 will not take effect until Feb. 1, the MDIFS warned. "To ensure that you and your family begin the New Year with high-quality, comprehensive health insurance, enroll in a Marketplace health plan by December 15," DIFS Director Anita Fox said in a news release. "Even if you are ...

Never, ever, forget Pearl Harbor Day

Sunday marked the 84th anniversary of what is arguably the 20th-century’s single-most significant event, at least as far as the United States is concerned. For it was 84 years ago that morning that more than 350 carrier-based warplanes of the Empire of Japan paid an unannounced visit to the U.S. Pacific Fleet stationed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Several hours later, four battleships had been sunk, four others damaged and an array of other ships damaged or destroyed. More than 2,300 service personnel were killed and another 1,300 wounded. The event plunged America headlong into World ...