We hear a lot about courtesy these days. Unfortunately, it seems common courtesy changes with the seasons. That's especially true now that it’s finally getting warmer in the region and cabin fever has long past set in. Suddenly, the streets are teaming with pedestrian, bicycle and vehicle ...

Saturday through this coming Sunday is Great Lakes and Fresh Water Week, according to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s recent proclamation. Michigan is home to more than 11,000 inland lakes, tens of thousands of miles of rivers and streams, 6.5 million acres of wetlands, 3,200 miles of shoreline ...

The Marquette County Health Department confirmed a case of measles in a Marquette County resident on Thursday. Because the virus that causes measles can remain infectious in the air for up to two hours after an infected person leaves the area, individuals who were present at the following ...

I can hardly think of President Trump and Africa without also remembering his global insult to underdeveloped nations. In a 2018 Oval Office meeting, you may recall, he grumbled aloud about why this country would accept more immigrants from "shitholes" in Haiti and Africa rather than places ...

It's a skill that most of us don't give a lot of thought to. But unlike a great many things all of us are engaged in, reading is an essential skill that we cannot do without. If you’re able to read, and, hopefully, comprehend, this opinion, then you’ve got a skill that some people may ...

It’s safe to say that the American people are being given mixed messages — and that’s putting it very politely. U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday announced that COVID-19 vaccines are no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women — a move ...