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Editorial

Prepare teen drivers for the road ahead

The State Patrol in neighboring Wisconsin has chosen to highlight teen driver safety as its October Law of the Month. As always, the advice given works for Upper Peninsula residents as well, not just those across the border. A teen driver is involved in a crash every 28 minutes in Wisconsin, ...

Still time to take in fall’s colorful splendor

The weather forecast for the coming days seems to be reasonably temperate with a mixture of clouds and sun, a perfect opportunity, we believe, to get out of the house and soak up some autumn splendor. Completely sunny days might be a bit more ideal, but we are still hoping everyone finds at ...

Promoting safe sleep practices for infants

With October being Infant Safe Sleep Month in Michigan, the Dickinson-Iron District Health Department wants to remind everyone of the importance of infant safe sleep. Sleep-related deaths can occur at any point during infancy, which is from birth to 1 year old, the DIDHD warns in a news ...

The Washington Post on the expiration of the African Growth and Opportunity Act

One of the United States’ most successful regional trade pacts, the African Growth and Opportunity Act, expires at midnight on Tuesday, with no extension in sight. That’s a shame, because the 25-year-old trade deal has helped create jobs, reduce poverty and bolster the economies of some of ...

The Guardian says Russia is testing U.S. and allies with airspace incursions

The sheer volume of headlines tells its own tale. Russian drones over Poland and Romania. Russian fighter jets in Estonian airspace. Russian aircraft buzzing a German naval frigate in the Baltic Sea. Unidentified drones over Copenhagen and Oslo airports. Most recently, in the early hours of ...

Four tips that can improve cybersecurity

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Accordingly, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection is partnering with the Wisconsin Department of Administration and the Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs to promote simple ways consumers and businesses in the ...