In just three days, we celebrate our wonderful patriotic Fourth of July. This clearly is my favorite time of our wonderful Upper Peninsula summers. At this time, we all have the opportunity to celebrate our great country with numerous local parades and spectacular fireworks displays after ...

At 20 years old, Brescia Dover was ready to take on the world. She was on her way to achieving her dream of being a professional photographer. Everything was going according to plan when her dream came to a halt. Brescia was diagnosed with cancer. With her plans for her future pushed aside, ...

“Doctor, what would you do if it were you?” This question is often posed when patients feel most vulnerable — in times of extreme pain, after an ominous diagnosis, or near the end of life where the sky fills with dark clouds and hope is in short supply. The question always gives me a ...

A priest walks into a bar and asks the bartender why his heel hurts. The barkeep responds by telling him he must have plantar fasciitis, an inflamed arch ligament. Obviously, this could be the lead for some bad joke but a discussion of heel pain is a common occurrence in homes and businesses. ...

Judy Ethen loves looking forward far more than looking back.   After surviving multiple bouts of cancer and losing several family members to the disease, Judy knows it’s important to be front and center for family activities and gatherings.   She and her husband, Adrian, keep busy ...

One of the most significant contributions ever made to automobile travel safety was made right here in our great Upper Peninsula of Michigan. I am sure that many of you know that Mr. Kenneth I. Sawyer (most often referred to as K. I. Sawyer) was the first person in the United States to ...