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Editorial

Negaunee’s Tinseltown a great family event

One of the Marquette area’s most beloved holiday events, the Tinseltown 2024 holiday celebration, will return to downtown Negaunee from 4-8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14. This family friendly event will officially kick off the holiday season with activities including a Christmas parade, ...

Long-ago sacrifices helped build nation, must be recalled

Today marks the 83rd anniversary of what is arguably the 20th century’s single-most most significant event, at least as far as the United States is concerned. It was 83 years ago this morning that more than 350 carrier-based warplanes of the Empire of Japan paid an unannounced visit to the ...

No easy answers when it comes to social media

Is social media harmful to our youth? Australia sure seems to think so. It is an ambitious social experiment of our moment in history — one that experts say could accomplish something that parents, schools and other governments have attempted with varying degrees of success: keeping kids ...

Christmas is coming but still time to shop local merchants

Christmas is about three weeks away and we know there are quite a few people who haven’t yet finished checking off all the names on their holiday shopping lists. We encourage everyone to consider buying local rather than from a faraway online e-shop with express shipping. Those dollars ...

Beware of credit card ‘skimming devices at gas pump

With the holiday travel season at hand, state officials are recommending ways to avoid having unnecessary pain at the pumps. While gas prices are generally down across the U.S., scammers have developed the means to still make filling up a more costly experience down the road. Consumers, ...

National Civics Bee open to U.P. students

The National Civics Bee is aimed at encouraging more young Americans to engage in civics and contribute to their communities. The Michigan Chamber Foundation, along with local chambers, will host community bees statewide in 2025. All Michigan students in sixth, seventh and eighth graders from ...