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Flu season appears to be early, so get vaccinated

With influenza activity increasing across parts of the United States, including in Michigan, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services encourages residents to take preventive steps now to protect themselves, their families and their communities as holiday travel and activities begin. Vaccination remains the most important tool for prevention of serious influenza illness. In alignment with National Influenza Vaccination Week, which is observed annually in early December, MDHHS urges everyone who is able to get their flu vaccine if they have not already done so. “The flu ...

U.P. teams had fall seasons to remember

It took until the last day of November for fall sports to finally finish in the Upper Peninsula — and Menominee made sure it ended on a high note on Nov. 30, winning the MHSAA 11-player Division 7 championship 34-6 over Schoolcraft at Ford Field, where the Detroit Lions play. While it was the Maroons’ second appearance in the finals in the past three years, it was the first state title since 2007 and the first for a U.P. 11-player football team in a decade, since Ishpeming claimed the Division 7 championship in 2015. It capped what has been an outstanding fall season for several ...

MSP warns it’s the season for holiday scams

The holidays are a time of giving and joy, but they can also be a time when scammers try to take advantage of others, the Michigan State Police warns. Scammers can target all age groups, but older adults are often at higher risk. With that in mind, the MSP Eighth District, which covers the Upper Peninsula, is sharing tips to help residents avoid holiday scams. “Scammers often want to create a sense of urgency and panic to get you to make a quick decision to send them money,” MSP states in a recent news release. “If you get a message or call like this, pause, think skeptically, and ...

Never, ever, forget Pearl Harbor Day

Sunday marks the 84th anniversary of what is arguably the 20th century’s single-most 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 head long into ...

Murder for Christmas?

When Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth posted a meme of Franklin the Turtle, the amiable child's cartoon character, in a helicopter using a military weapon to kill people in a small boat below him, and captioned it "For your Christmas wish list," it understandably caused an uproar. Should ...

Closing the door on immigration? Not yet

Can the United States come up with an immigration policy that will prove sustainable? Two writers whom I respect and take delight in reading, despite their widely differing views, Tyler Cowen, who favors more immigration, and Christopher Caldwell, who favors less, have their doubts. Both, ...