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Caution urged when buying and using home pesticides

Got a problem with pests in the home? Be careful about what you choose to use as a treatment, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development warn. The two departments recommend avoiding purchasing unregistered pesticides containing dichlorvos, including two in particular with the brand names “Sniper” and “Nopest.” Despite their potentially harmful health effects, Sniper and Nopest remain available for purchase via online marketplaces, where they are marketed as insecticides for home use, MDHHS and MDARD advised ...

Trump focuses on foreign policy, voters worry about cost of living

President Donald Trump kicked off his midterm campaign travel with a bipolar economy: huge growth but plummeting consumer confidence. How he navigates that tension will determine how badly Republicans fare this fall. This was the president’s message in Iowa: “Our economy is booming. Incomes are rising. Investment is soaring. Inflation has been defeated. Our border is closed.” There are good metrics to lean on. The economy grew at an annualized 4.4% rate in the third quarter. Inflation, while still above the 2% target, has slowed dramatically, with prices rising 2.7% year over ...

Give snowplows space while on the road

The people who labor to keep the roadways clear of snow and ice have a request for the public — please keep your distance, for their sake and yours. With 13 separate incidents involving vehicles striking county snowplows in Wisconsin so far this winter, that state’s Department of Transportation and the Wisconsin County Highway Association urge motorists to give snowplows plenty of space while crews work to keep roads safe during winter weather. “Road and weather conditions can change quickly during Wisconsin winters and snowplow operators brave winter’s worst to keep our ...

Trump focuses on foreign policy, voters worry about cost of living

President Donald Trump kicked off his midterm campaign travel this week with a bipolar economy: huge growth but plummeting consumer confidence. How he navigates that tension will determine how badly Republicans fare this fall. This was the president’s message in Iowa on Tuesday night: “Our economy is booming. Incomes are rising. Investment is soaring. Inflation has been defeated. Our border is closed.” There are good metrics to lean on. The economy grew at an annualized 4.4 percent rate in the third quarter. Inflation, while still above the 2 percent target, has slowed ...

Military strikes won’t really help Iranian citizens

The brutality of Iran’s crackdown on protesters is almost unfathomable. Despite the authorities cutting off communications and destroying evidence, it is clear that a regime never reluctant to shed its citizens’ blood has done so with unprecedented zeal, sensing an unprecedented threat from unrest across the country, challenging not only its policies but its very existence. Officials have reported 3,000 deaths, but human rights groups have tallied many more, and a network of medical professionals has estimated that 30,000 could have been killed. Security forces shot people dead as ...

Women’s heart health focus of Wear Red Day

Women’s heart health focus of Wear Red Day The American Heart Association is calling on the public to participate in National Wear Red Day by donning red today in support of the Go Red for Women movement that focuses women’s heart health and awareness. The association’s Go Red for Women campaign highlights some of the risks and challenges women face when it comes to cardiovascular health, such as: • Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in women; • Nearly 45% of women older than age 20 are living with some form of cardiovascular disease; • Cardiovascular ...