Right before New York's Democratic mayoral primary, political seers declared with enormous confidence that Andrew Cuomo would easily beat Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani. They were wrong. Now, about a month before the general election where Cuomo is running as an independent, the same ...

We trust that a front page story in Wednesday’s Mining Journal relative to what appears to be the latest fraud being perpetrated on local people caught readers’ attention. The story detailed a growing trend of Medicare fraud in the area and region. Marquette Police Department officers ...

Independents are so hot right now — and will be for the foreseeable future. According to a major survey commissioned by CNN, nearly half of all Americans — 44% — call themselves independents while only 28% and 27%, respectively, identify as Republicans or Democrats. I have a theory as ...

We like the results of an annual local event that raises money for the Alzheimer's Association. The Walk to End Alzheimer’s was staged Saturday in the city of Marquette's Mattson Lower Harbor Park. It raised a good amount of money while attracting a substantial number of people. “The ...

Exposure to aggressive driving fuels more aggression behind the wheel, research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety showed. In a survey of licensed drivers, 96% admitted to at least one aggressive driving behavior in the past year, including red-light running, speeding, tailgating, ...

During the recent Falls Prevention Awareness Week, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services partnered with the Michigan Falls Prevention Coalition, GetSetUp and the National Council on Aging to promote online tools designed to help older adults reduce their risk of falls, one of the ...