“Well I was born in a small town, and I can breathe in a small town. Gonna die in this small town and that’s probably where they’ll bury me.” – John Mellencamp Just inside the Ontonagon-Houghton county line, situated along Mill Pond Road, is a small dam across Trout Creek — a ...
St. Ignace: At the Carp River, anglers targeting walleye floated night crawlers as well as jigging soft plastics or used casting spoons. Those targeting walleye had good success catching smallmouth and suckers. At the Pine River, boat anglers targeting walleye were trolling nightcrawler harnesses with combinations of oranges, reds, and golds. Grand Marais: Anglers fishing the break-wall reported many whitefish with round whitefish mixed in. Spawn was reported as working best, boat anglers have been catching fair numbers of coho salmon and Chinook salmon trolling east of the break-wall. ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Between collections resuming, courts blocking student loan programs and layoffs at the Education Department, borrowers might be confused about the status of their student loans. Recently, the Education Department announced it would start involuntary collections on defaulted loans, meaning the roughly 5.3 million borrowers who are in default could have their wages garnished by the federal government. At the center of the turmoil are the government's income-driven repayment plans, which reduce monthly payments for borrowers with lower incomes. Those plans were ...
MARQUETTE — Northern Michigan University 1996 alumna Skye Patrick, CEO of the massive Los Angeles County Public Library system, is one of seven recipients of the 2025 James Irvine Foundation Leadership Awards, which recognize individuals whose “innovative solutions to critical state ...
Libraries across the United States are cutting back on e-books, audiobooks and loan programs after the Trump administration suspended millions of dollars in federal grants as it tries to dissolve the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Federal judges have issued temporary orders to block the Trump administration from taking any further steps toward gutting the agency. But the unexpected slashing of grants has delivered a significant blow to many libraries, which are reshuffling budgets and looking at different ways to raise money. Maine has laid off a fifth of its staff and ...
I am sure we have all heard the term that “Laughter is Good Medicine”, and this is certainly true. This is not just someone’s opinion as there have been numerous scientific studies that have, indeed, confirmed this to be a medically proven fact. Let’s now take another look at what ...
