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Students warned against relying on energy drinks

Editorial

While it's still too early to pull all-nighters for studying, students heading back to classes at all levels may be tempted to seek an "energy drink" to manage the shift to early mornings, homework, athletics and busy afterschool schedules. But experts with Aspirus Health caution that energy drinks are not a safe or healthy way for children and teens to stay alert. Energy drinks often contain high levels of caffeine, added sugars and other stimulants that can affect sleep, mood, hydration and heart health. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends adolescents avoid energy drinks, ...

Goings and Dymond: Much in common

Editorial

At a glance, Helen Dymond and Starla Goings are two women who seem to have a lot in common, beyond the obvious fact that both disappeared without a trace from Upper Peninsula locations. Both were upstanding members of their respective communities. In Goings’ case, it was the Alger County area while Dymond hailed from Tilden Township in western Marquette County. Neither was particularly young at the time of their respective disappearances; Dymond was 48 when she went missing in 1981 while Goings was 65 when she vanished about a year ago. Goings was last known to be at the U.P. State ...

Living in the present grace: Why faith is about today, not just tomorrow

Letters To The Editor

To the Journal editor: A few evenings ago, I overheard a lively conversation at a local brewery. People were talking about faith, but the dominant note in the room wasn't hope or joy—it was anxiety. The discussion centered on a persistent, nagging worry: Is what I’m doing right now enough to ensure where I go when I die? It was a poignant moment, because it captured a trap so many of us fall into. When our primary view of faith becomes a ledger of works to secure our future after death, we subtly stop living in the present. Faith turns into an insurance policy, and our daily life ...

Flock cameras equal surveillance

Editorial

The more we hear about Flock cameras the less we like them. These cameras, positioned along roadways across the state and country, read license plate numbers in passing vehicles, reporting that and other information in real time to centralized data bases that law enforcement and others can access and share. Some police — certainly not all — neighborhood associations and private property owners argue the cameras, often powered by an attached solar cell, help find the bad guys and that they are, in essence, no different than an officer sitting on the side of the road keeping an eye ...

Trump declares war on Canada

Columns

Not exactly a war, but a trade war — which will impose huge costs on both American consumers and on Canada. As I said, Trump is now completely and utterly out of his mind. The very idea of a trade war with Canada — our neighbor, our ally, our closest friend, a nation that's peaceful and ...