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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 and height, to properly installing it, and when to move them to the next type of seat. While child passenger safety is important year-round, Child Passenger Safety Week in September is a good time to increase communication related to child passenger safety messaging. On National Seat Check ...

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 across the state. The recently announced winners — from people from Alma to Grand Rapids to Lansing to West Bloomfield and beyond — include a werewolf ripping off its shirt, a lighthouse, a smirking cat, a trout and a simple “Ope, I voted.” The public voted nearly 58,000 times on about ...

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 epidemic which claims one person every 11 minutes. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2022 more than 49,000 people died from suicide. These staggering numbers impact every gender, race, religion, political affiliation and region in the country, and is the second leading ...

Resource fairs vital for area senior citizens

A series of resource fairs for area residents 60 and older are planned for later this month. The events will feature health exams, resources and other health and wellness focused services. The Marquette Senior Center’s fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 23. The deadline for vaccination sign-up has already passed. Blood pressure examinations, kidney disease education, cancer screening education, demonstrations, dietary tips and more will be available. Questions can be directed to 906-228-0456. The Ishpeming Multi-Purpose Senior Center’s fair will be from 10 ...

9-11 must be viewed as defining date in nation’s history

Even 23 years later, the scar still remains. On Wednesday, the U.S. mourned the lives taken and those reshaped by 9/11 — the date when hijacked plane attacks killed nearly 3,000 people in 2001. Cathy Naughton came to honor her cousin Michael Roberts, one of hundreds of firefighters killed. Twenty-three years later, “it’s just so raw,” she said. “We want to make sure people remember always, and say the names always and never forget.” “Every year, it just doesn’t get easier,” she added. The attacks by 19 men — most of them Saudi Arabian — killed 2,977 ...

State initiative seeks to get more young people voting

We like an effort launched recently by the state of Michigan aimed at getting more younger voters signed up. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist proclaimed the week of Sept. 8 as Voter Pre-registration Week, encouraging eligible Michiganders to pre-register to vote. Pre-registration allows teenage Michiganders 16 years and older to take proactive action and ensure they are enrolled to vote as soon as they turn 18. According to the proclamation, more than 126,000 young people in Michigan are eligible to preregister to vote in 2024. Younger voters often lack the ...