Planning the family budget is a relatively easy task as long as you know where the money is coming from and you are pretty sure the flow of dough won’t be abruptly cut off. Any uncertainty over the source of your income can quickly cause sleepless nights and a whole host of “what if” ...
Earlier this week, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced that they will be conducting a study, along with Northern Michigan University and the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, to try and get answers as to why the moose population of the Upper Peninsula is stagnating. The study ...
“The most important political office is that of private citizen.” — Louis Brandeis “Till civic intervention becomes the norm, political intervention will achieve nothing.” — Abhijit Naskar, “Rowdy Scientist: Handbook of Humanitarian Science” I firmly believe the greatest ...
Editor: Our democracy stands off the cornerstone of the three branches of government. The 1st district elected Congressman Jack Bergman to study the needs of our region and country and to craft laws to meet those needs. In addition, as an elected Congressional representative, we gave him ...
I’ve missed traveling. I used to travel quite often when I was younger, playing travel sports and visiting places like Florida, Colorado, Myrtle Beach, and more. Last weekend, I spent a few days in Boston with my mom and sister-in-law, and it was refreshing to travel and see new things ...
Today was a Banner Day! I warmed up my tea and settled in to check out the obituaries (ensuring that MY name wasn’t on it) and from there working my way through our local newspaper. We’re lucky, you know; the numbers of communities that still have local newspapers is rapidly going south! ...