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Editorial

Free flu shots for area veterans a great thing

Veterans have a great opportunity to get ahead of this year’s flu season with free vaccinations being available over the next week. The Marquette Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic will be offering free flu vaccines next week. The clinic will be offering the vaccines on Thursday and Friday, ...

Social media landscape can be dangerous

Social media can be a difficult thing for adults to navigate, let alone teens. The makers of Instagram seem to recognize that, as the platform is making teen accounts private by default as it tries to make the platform safer for children amid a growing backlash against how social media affects ...

Ishpeming DDA initiative will help spur business

We like a program from the city of Ishpeming’s Downtown Development Authority that’s designed to spur and support business development. The Ishpeming DDA is accepting applications from potential businesses for startup grants that total $2,500 each.The Start Up Assistance Grant program ...

Child Passenger Safety Week a key observance

Keeping children safe while traveling is a top priority for parents and caregivers, and often parents seek out information regarding car seat safety. Material created for this campaign covers topics every step of the way — from purchasing the correct car seat according to a child’s weight ...

Wear your ‘I voted’ sticker with pride — especially this year

This year, the “I voted” sticker readers will pick up after casting your ballot could look a little different, the Detroit Free Press reported recently. The Michigan Secretary of State had a contest asking Michigan students and others to design the stickers handed out at polling locations ...

September is suicide awareness month

As we start turning towards the long winter months here in Superiorland, we should take a moment to talk about the important issue of mental health. September is Suicide Prevention Month, which sees mental health organizations and caregivers around the United States raise awareness of the ...