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Editorial

Upper Peninsula rightfully proud of Munising Mustangs

The Munising High School boys varsity basketball team is rewriting the school’s record book. At 5:30 p.m. today, the Mustangs were to take to the court at Michigan State University’s Breslin Center in East Lansing in a Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 4 semifinal. ...

State taking steps to convert ferry fleet to electric

Whether or not one completely or partly buys into the science surrounding climate change, a very recent report from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change more than likely got your attention. It said, among other things, that the planet is warming to a point that ...

LGBTQ rights now fully protected in state of Michigan

We support a recent move on the part of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to sign into law what amounts to a permanent prohibition against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in the state. As the Associated Press reported recently, the legislation Whitmer signed followed ...

Way should be cleared for FDA OK of Paxlovid

We urge the Food and Drug Administration to do whatever is necessary to expedite full regulatory approval for Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill Paxlovid. The medication has been used by millions of Americans — including many right here in Superiorland — since the FDA granted it emergency use ...

History and business are on display at Ishpeming’s Gossard

In today’s world, nothing stands the test of time like a well-cared for building. The Gossard in Ishpeming is just such a structure. For 37 years, the four-story structure has been lovingly tended by Paul and Sandra Arsenault. The couple has now passed the torch to a group of four ...

State program goes long way in supporting teachers

Members of the education community, both on and off campus, have been saying it for years, that a shortage of teachers is coming and when it gets here, districts and classrooms are going to feel the pinch. Certainly, a good many school systems are already reporting teacher shortages, a trend ...