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EDITOR’S NOTE: This column originally appeared in The Mining Journal on June 2, 2020. Bob was a hard working fellow, with a job requiring demanding, physical labor, and therefore considerable pounding to his body. He took pride in doing a good job and was glad he was able to. Thankfully, he ...

COVID-19 test request website has soft launch

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Tuesday quietly launched its website for Americans to request free at-home COVID-19 tests, a day before the site was scheduled to officially go online. The website, COVIDTests.gov, now includes a link for Americans to access an order form run by the U.S. Postal Service. People can order four at-home tests per residential address, to be delivered by the Postal Service. It marks the latest step by President Joe Biden to address criticism of low inventory and long lines for testing during a nationwide surge in COVID-19 cases due to the ...

Staying physically, mentally healthy on campus

MARQUETTE — Now that the holiday season has wrapped up, life is starting to get back to normal. Or at least, as normal as we can hope for during the historic times we are living in. With all of the upheaval and challenges presented by the pandemic, finding any modicum of normalcy in ...

Talk with the Doc

Like so very many others, I am truly a huge fan of Walt Disney, and I continue to marvel at his truly creative genius. Walt Disney was born in Chicago on Dec. 5, 1901, and passed away on Dec. 15, 1966, at age 65. The cause of his death was lung cancer. He was a very highly successful American ...

Health Matters

The pandemic has brought many dramatic changes to the lives of the inhabitants of this planet. From the stay-at-home orders to mask use and the controversy over the protection provided by the vaccine, COVID-19 has profoundly affected the everyday existence of every American. Many jobs are now ...

Urology Pearls: How to fool a baboon in the desert

I want to tell you about the relationship between salt consumption, diet and hypertension. But first I wanted to teach you how to fool a baboon into showing you where to find water in the desert. I learned about the baboon watching the movie Animals are Beautiful People.The movie, a nature ...