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When any popular entertainment centers on some infectious disease, chances are good it’s some epidemic (or even pandemic?). As we all know, movies are not reality. When it comes to infections in the real world, some of the most common everyday problems are due to a fungus. Most fungal ...

Dominant coronavirus mutant contains ghost of pandemic past

The coronavirus mutant that is now dominant in the United States is a member of the omicron family but scientists say it spreads faster than its omicron predecessors, is adept at escaping immunity and might possibly cause more serious disease. Why? Because it combines properties of both ...

HOPE STARTS HERE

MARQUETTE — IncredibleBank and Northern Michigan University are working together to raise money for the Upper Michigan Brain Tumor Center with the Hope Starts Here Challenge, taking place June 11. The Hope Starts Here Challenge consists of several different outdoor athletic activities, ...

Keweenaw County gets grant to support first responders unit

EAGLE RIVER — Keweenaw County was awarded $82,172 to support first responders from the $5 million First Responder Training and Grant Program. The grant program supports efforts of local governments to expand recruitment, improve training and provide additional professional development ...

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Current statistics show that there are about 2 million farms found here in America, and approximately 98 percent of them are operated by families, by individuals, by family partnerships, or by family corporations. It is further reported that just one United States farm feeds about 166 ...

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Let’s talk about toenails. Likely, it’s one of your favorite topics and then again, maybe not. If it were, the odds are good the discussion would be centered on the weird changes occurring to our nails, especially as we age. Most nail conditions have been studied and written up in the ...