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Editorial

With summer coming, expect gas prices to increase

Gasoline prices went up again over the past 7 days, jumping 6.6 cents per gallon. Prices now average $3.61/gallon as of Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 4,913 stations in Michigan. Prices in Michigan are 16.6 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 10.1 cents per ...

Bovine TB study should provide vaccine answers

A field study is underway in Alpena County that could potentially impact the Upper Peninsula’s deer herd. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources effort will evaluate the delivery of an oral bovine tuberculosis vaccine for wild deer, according to a DNR press release. Bovine ...

AED training, units in high schools will save lives

Call it common sense but legislation making its way through the State Legislature seems like a smart move to us. The measure, from state Rep. John Fitzgerald, D-Wyoming, would require schools to have a cardiac emergency response plan in place for all athletic events. It has passed the House ...

Pay attention to Supreme Court election

Michigan Supreme Court Justice David Viviano’s recent announcement that he will not seek another term on the state’s highest court creates an opening on the bench from which are decided some of the most important issues facing Michigan. Justice Kyra Harris Bolden, meanwhile, will seek ...

Hematite girls did fantastic job in tourney

Ishpeming has found itself atop the summit once again, with the girls basketball team claiming a state title on Saturday. Throughout this season, Hematites head coach Ryan Reichel and his senior class set out to do something no squad in the history of the school had done while galvanizing a ...

Giving Day to launch on NMU campus

Noted actor and Academy award winner Denzel Washington is credited with the following: “At the end of the day, it’s not about what you have or even what you’ve accomplished… it’s about who you’ve lifted up, who you’ve made better. It’s about what you’ve given back.” That ...