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Thursday: Boomers & Beyond

It’s about ACCESSIBILITY

MARQUETTE — Airline travel can be stressful. You have to deal with long lines at security, missing or damaged luggage, even a delayed flight or two. For Laura Hall, the program director at the Michigan Disability Rights Coalition in East Lansing, air travel can be even tougher. Hall has ...

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When I felt sand beneath my hiking boots, I knew I was close. My excitement grew as I envisioned the sapphire gleam of Lake Michigan stretching out peacefully into the horizon. As it turned out, what awaited me was a bit different. As I crested the hill, moms, dads, grandmas, grandpas, ...

Magnaghi to discuss St. Peter’s Cathedral

MARQUETTE — The Northern Center for Lifelong Learning will present a discussion with Dr. Russ Magnaghi about the history of St. Peter’s Cathedral, its fires, its architecture, and the story behind the stained glass windows. The event is set to tae place at St. Peter’s Cathedral from ...

Preserving history: NMU student veterans restore cemetery monuments

By Journal Staff ISHPEMING — The Northern Michigan University Student Veterans of America organization recently partnered with the UP Together with Veterans suicide prevention initiative on the second annual tombstone cleaning event. This year’s location was the Ishpeming cemetery. ...

A windfall in health insurance rebates? It’s not as crazy as it sounds

By Julie Appleby KFF Health News “Americans will get $1.1 B in rebates from health insurance companies this year cuz of a provision I wrote in the ACA.” Former Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.), in a tweet on May 17, 2023 Former Democratic Sen. Al Franken tweeted recently that Americans ...

Marquette County program helps seniors stay active, helpful

MARQUETTE — The Marquette County Aging Services Retired & Senior Volunteer Program has been helping senior citizens in a variety of locations throughout the county for nearly 30 years. The RSVP partners with different programs and facilities throughout the community to work together ...