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Opinion

U.P. teams had fall seasons to remember

Editorial

It took until the last day of November for fall sports to finally finish in the Upper Peninsula — and Menominee made sure it ended on a high note on Nov. 30, winning the MHSAA 11-player Division 7 championship 34-6 over Schoolcraft at Ford Field, where the Detroit Lions play. While it was ...

Thoughtfulness can incorporate post-COVID learning changes

Columns

By JESSICA A. JOHNSON Syndicated columnist The recent Harvard report on grading practices has drawn a lot of attention from colleges and universities across the country, particularly for its claim that grade inflation remains a critical issue. The rising number of A grades assigned to ...

Courage doesn’t mean there’s an absence of fear

Columns

By CASSIE McCLURE Syndicated columnist Some fear rarely announces itself. It moves quietly, almost politely, and takes a chair in the corner of your chest and waits. Some days, I forget it is there. Other days, it stirs the cauldron of my stomach until I’m forced to account for ...

MSP warns it’s the season for holiday scams

Editorial

The holidays are a time of giving and joy, but they can also be a time when scammers try to take advantage of others, the Michigan State Police warns. Scammers can target all age groups, but older adults are often at higher risk. With that in mind, the MSP Eighth District, which covers the ...

Solutions for homelessness are there

Letters To The Editor

To the Editor: The last several weeks have brought the issue of homelessness into painful focus in the Marquette area: 1) Room at the Inn, the homeless shelter on Washington Street in Marquette, continues to operate over capacity and right now needs overflow emergency housing to keep ...

Summers not the biggest reveal from the Epstein emails

Columns

If you followed the twists and turns of the Jeffrey Epstein saga over the last few weeks, you already know that several prominent names emerged from the tranche of emails that the Epstein estate released. Former Treasury Secretary and Harvard president Larry Summers, who exchanged scores of ...