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Matzo brei is Passover comfort food fried up in a pan

The traditional Passover food matzo brei (rhymes with fry) is essentially matzo fried with eggs, or scrambled eggs with matzo, depending on how you look at it. The holiday requires observant Jews to stay away from any leavened breads, so matzo, which is unleavened, become a staple. Usually, ...

A deep dive into the Olympic journey of U.S. women’s hockey team

Now that the 2026 Winter Olympics have concluded, as a hockey player, one of my favorite sports to watch is hockey, especially women’s hockey. It’s been 28 years since women’s hockey was introduced to the Olympics. The main rivalry is the United States vs. Canada. Considered the top ...

Even long ago, U.P. weather could be rather fickle

In 1884, a strange year for weather, January started it out as a cold winter, a time when the temperature reached 47 degrees below zero in Republic. In February, the thermometer registered a bone-chilling 34 below zero on Feb. 28 in Ishpeming. March started out a bit warmer and it rained ...