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Exactly what business are we in with measles?

Measles is a "cost of doing business," says a highly placed official at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. I'd like to know what business that is. To be fair, let me finish the CDC principal deputy director's quote. Ralph Abraham said that measles is a cost of doing business ...

The end of the road for the little diner that could

All that remained of Ruthie's Diner on Jan. 21 was charred, ice-encased rubble -- the aftermath of firefighters' desperate efforts to extinguish the blaze that ultimately consumed the modest eatery, which for more than 70 years had served locals and the travelers, anglers and hunters heading ...

Minnesota’s campaign for interposition and nullification

Thomas Jefferson doesn't have much in common with Tim Walz, but in his more radical moments, the Sage of Monticello might have appreciated the spirit of the Minnesota governor's campaign to resist federal immigration enforcement. In 1798, Jefferson authored a first draft of the Kentucky ...

The state that stands up to ICE

President Donald Trump and his federal forces chose the wrong city and state for the escalating war on civilians out on the streets and in their homes, resulting in two deaths so far. Minneapolis residents are defending city walls as best they can against masked federal Immigration and ...

Cavitt to host local office hours

State Representative Cam Cavitt, R-Cheboygan, will host local office hours in Cheboygan, Curran, and Posen. The meetings will take place at the following times and locations: Friday, Feb. 6 — Route 65 Diner in Posen, 1 to 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20 — Alice’s Restaurant in Cheboygan, ...

Adopt the positive winter perspective

“It’s so cold.” Yup, it is Northern Michigan. It gets cold. You have a choice as to where you live. There might be plenty of good reasons you live where you do and complications to moving, but you have a choice. “I don’t like having to do snow removal.” Pay someone else to do it. ...