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Editorial

Habitat improvement available under DNR initiative

If you’re an avid hunter looking to improve the habitat on your property, there is help available. The application period for the Upper Peninsula’s Deer Habitat Improvement Partnership Initiative competitive grant program is now open. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources ...

Don’t miss out on Earned Income Tax Credit

As the tax filing season begins, residents who are eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit are reminded that Michigan’s EITC was boosted in 2023. Public Act 4 of 2023 expanded the Michigan EITC from 6% of the federal EITC to 30%. This credit expansion is retroactive to the 2022 tax ...

Get pumped up for the UP200

Despite the last two years where the UP200 was canceled due to uncooperative weather, all indications are that the 2025 UP200 will be going ahead as scheduled. The UP200 and the two other associated dogsled races are scheduled to get underway Thursday Feb. 13 and will continue throughout the ...

COVID-19’s long arm continues to touch kids

It appears that the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have lingering effects to this day — namely, our youth. America’s children have continued to lose ground on reading skills in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and have made little improvement in math, according to the latest results of ...

Depression all too common in area

Ever have a downright terrible day? You’re concerned about financial problems at home, and your boss is pushing you to get that project done earlier than expected, then your car breaks down and you’ve got no way to take your kid to her basketball game. Sounds like a day that might make you ...

Stay engaged with what’s happening in government

The election is over and Donald Trump was a week ago sworn in as the 47th president of the United States. That’s not the end. Democracy depends on an engaged and involved populace, and we urge every Michigander to stay involved. If you supported Trump, continue to hold him accountable ...