It’s oddly comforting that a movie can still dial M when it wants to. Smart phones have largely been a bit of a buzzkill for horror films, leading filmmakers to find all kinds of reasons — dead batteries, no service — to strand potential prey. But at least since 1949’s “Sorry, ...
(The year) 2025 has already been a whirlwind year, especially if you work in, around, or have any connection to policy. And isn’t that pretty much all of us? Advocates and journalists are sounding the alarm daily, but joining the conversation can feel like a challenge when everything is ...
HOUGHTON — The eighth annual Keweenaw Native Plant Symposium is set for 9 a.m.-noon, Saturday on Zoom. Everyone is invited and the event is free. To register, visit keweenaw.wildones.org. Keynote speaker Kim Eierman will present “Selling Native Plants with Cues to Care.” Not all neighbors and city officials are on board with the look of natural landscaping. Kim will illustrate how to show intent in your native landscape and demonstrate to others that you are gardening with purpose. Eierman is the founder of EcoBeneficial LLC. She is an environmental horticulturist and ...
Sheron Lee insisted she couldn’t fit any sort of exercise into her busy day. A systems accountant for the federal government, she often put work above everything, sometimes even skipping family vacations. Even getting to work took commitment; she commuted an hour each way between her home ...
MARQUETTE — Michigan education experts say that the rights and protections for students with disabilities are under threat after President Donald Trump’s executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. “Eliminating the department would be robbing these kids of their future,” said Thomas Morgan, the press secretary for the Michigan Education Association, the state’s largest union of school personnel. Julie Cassidy, a Michigan League for Public Policy senior policy analyst, said, “Education for disabled students is definitely at risk right now.” The ...
MARQUETTE — “When I first filed a claim with the VA, it took years to go through because of staffing shortages,” said Tim Keenan, the president of the Northern Michigan Veterans for Peace chapter. “That changed over the years. It’s a lot faster than what it used to be, but I’m ...
