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Editorial

Flu season just getting started

Flu season means taking precautions, care of oneself Although the holiday season is over, flu season just getting started Flu season is here and we’d like to remind everyone of a few things to remember as the illness peaks. Typically the flu season peaks in January or February, but with ...

AAA suggests four 2026 safe driving resolutions

AAA Michigan has offered some grim arguments for making safer motor vehicle practices part of your New Year’s resolutions for 2026. Preventable crashes claim lives and devastate families every day, AAA states in a news release. “These tragedies are not accidents; they are the result of ...

Keeping food and water safe when power is lost

With the widespread power outages early this week due to the winter storm — some in Marquette County still have not had service restored — and it only being the start of what normally is a long winter in the region, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is providing ...

The Washington Post on Trump’s China policy, deal with Taiwan

The Washington Post on Trump's China policy, deal with Taiwan The Trump administration’s approval of an $11.1 billion arms sale will help Taiwan gear up for, and therefore deter, a potential Chinese attack. It’s an overdo correction after months of policy changes that favored Beijing over ...

Trump’s mass firing of diplomats a danger to US standing

President Trump, would-be peacemaker on a global scale, has apparently decided he can fulfill that role with a decimated diplomatic corps that by mid-January will see more than half of the U.S. embassies lacking an ambassador. Nearly 30 ambassadors were told just before Christmas to pack up ...

AGs call on public to report gift card fraud

Coming off the holiday season, attorneys general from 13 states — including Michigan — and the District of Columbia are calling on the public to be aware of gift card scams and report if they experience them. The AGs have joined in a public service announcement campaign paid for by the ...