MARQUETTE — Public health officials and other experts say that a new ballot petition would limit the ability of state and local health officers to take action during future infectious disease outbreaks to save lives. The proposal by Unlock Michigan II, a group critical of the lockdowns ...

Our winter season of snowmobiling is now here in our wonderful Upper Peninsula. Today, let’s review some snowmobile safety tips regarding this great winter activity. Regarding safety, be aware that today’s high-powered modern snowmobiles used throughout the U.P. can achieve speeds in ...

This is the story of two normal families, average folk, working people. And they had some similarities, these two families. They both gave birth to sons, and both had a family history of foot problems. As to what sort they were, this is typically unknown, only the vaguest of histories is ...

By RANDY CROUCH Journal Staff Writer MARQUETTE — Universities from across the state of Michigan have spent the month of February in friendly competition as they participate in the Gift of Life Michigan Campus Challenge. The challenge pits colleges from across the state against each ...

Has anyone ever mentioned, in casual conversation, amongst acquaintances or business associates, their chronic skin wound? Not exactly a hot topic in social circles, is it? Most sufferers of this too-common condition are embarrassed about their non-healing or slowly healing skin injury. Let’s ...

An overused line from many an old gangster movie runs something like “You got a lot of nerve…” The comment had an obviously negative connotation. In the real world, those who don’t have enough functioning viable nerves have a problem. When most people think of nerve problems, they are ...