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2025 Cheer Club is now underway

As many local residents have noticed, The Mining Journal has launched the 2025 Christmas Cheer Club one week early this year, due to the government shutdow and issues with SNAP benefits, to name just two stressors. In years past, the Cheer Club's traditional launch date was Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving. But Mining Journal personnel all felt this year is different. As we like to do every year down here at The Mining Journal, spreading cheer becomes a major focus in the weeks leading up to Christmas. The Mining Journal Cheer Club is a partnership between the Journal, the ...

The Guardian on a new nuclear age

When Eisaku Satō, a former prime minister of Japan, received the Nobel peace prize in 1974 after committing his country to not making nuclear bombs, owning them or allowing them on its territory, he assured the audience: “I have no doubt that this policy will be pursued by all future governments.” Yet last week, Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s new prime minister, declined to say whether the country that understands the cost of nuclear war better than any other would stand by its commitment – reflecting the bleak broader outlook. Eighty years after the US dropped Little Boy on ...

AARP: Bill would give family caregivers state tax credit

If you’ve ever helped an aging parent get to the doctor, managed a loved one’s medications or stayed up late worrying about how to pay for home care, you already know what caregiving really means. It’s love in action. And in Michigan, more than 1.6 million family caregivers are doing that work every single day. They don’t do it for recognition. They do it because family comes first, but too often that care comes at a cost–missed work, drained savings and sleepless nights wondering how to make ends meet. On average, Michigan caregivers spend more than $7,200 a year out of ...

Stressing importance of safe firearm storage

In November, many Wisconsinites and Michiganders enjoy holidays and traditions, including hunting season. While hunting can be a fun activity for many families and boost well-being, if it involves a firearm, safe storage is vital to prevent injuries that can include self-harm by kids, the Wisconsin Office of Children’s Mental Health advised. In a news release, OCMH points to troubling information about firearms and youth suicide in its most recent Data Bite publication. Research has found that 8 in 10 kids, or 79%, who die by a firearm suicide obtained the gun from a family member. ...

Hero police officer appropriately recognized

The next time an occasion presents itself to complain about the police, we'd suggest readers consider the August experiences of Rosie Danley, a Copper Country resident who suddenly fell ill at a Hancock-area park. Truth be told, Danley, by all accounts, was much more than ill. She experienced sudden cardiac arrest and became unresponsive. Put another way, it is quite likely she was dying. Enter Michigan State Police Trooper Lucas Lahnala of the Calumet post. Lahnala was on duty that night and quickly responded. Once he arrived on scene, he found Danley unresponsive, and her son had ...

Presidents can no longer be trusted with pardons

Ours is a system of "checks and balances." The president can do this or that, but the courts and Congress can put a stop to it (depending on the circumstances and relevant rules). When the courts rule that the executive branch can't do something, Congress can write a new law saying the ...