Not long ago I received a medical bill totaling $7,370 with the ominous wording, “Your insurance has processed this claim. The balance is now your responsibility.” Since I knew these particular services were listed in the Affordable Care Act’s 10 essential health benefits, I began to ...

In the past month, two events occurred. In Perry, Mich., a EF1 tornado hit the city and NO siren sounded. That was because one siren was destroyed by the tornado. Fortunately, no one died in the tornado. In Lahaina, Hawaii, a wildfire burned through the town and no sirens sounded. They are ...

Here I go again, voicing my frustrations! I have recently gone to my pharmacy to pick up a prescription refill. I was handed not only the one I went for, but another bag. I stood right in front of the counter to open the bag to see what was in it, only to realize it was one I no longer use. I ...

I represent a local group of citizens called Christians for Racial Understanding, or CRU, which seeks to promote racial harmony. For more information, write to northwoodscru@yahoo.com. CRU congratulates the City of Kingsford on its Centennial! We love our community and join everyone in ...

This letter is in response to a comment made on a local webpage about the First Global Methodist Church of Iron Mountain, formerly the Iron Mountain First United Methodist Church, being ignorant and bigoted concerning the gay community. First, members and attendees at the former First United ...

Does democracy survive in this country? The bases of a democracy in a country that is multilingual, has a wide variety of religious beliefs, has a multiracial population, and has a broad range of political/cultural viewpoints creates in my mind a necessity for safeguards in the governing ...