Is social media harmful to our youth? Australia sure seems to think so. It is an ambitious social experiment of our moment in history — one that experts say could accomplish something that parents, schools and other governments have attempted with varying degrees of success: keeping kids ...

Christmas is about three weeks away and we know there are quite a few people who haven’t yet finished checking off all the names on their holiday shopping lists. We encourage everyone to consider buying local rather than from a faraway online e-shop with express shipping. Those dollars ...

With the holiday travel season at hand, state officials are recommending ways to avoid having unnecessary pain at the pumps. While gas prices are generally down across the U.S., scammers have developed the means to still make filling up a more costly experience down the road. Consumers, ...

The National Civics Bee is aimed at encouraging more young Americans to engage in civics and contribute to their communities. The Michigan Chamber Foundation, along with local chambers, will host community bees statewide in 2025. All Michigan students in sixth, seventh and eighth graders from ...

Now that we’ve all had our share, or probably more than our share, of turkey and stuffing for Thanksgiving, the holiday season can really get into full swing. As we like to do every year down here at The Mining Journal, spreading cheer becomes a major focus in the weeks after Thanksgiving ...

Although a a fair number of stores opened Thursday afternoon and Thursday night, today is often considered the official start of the Christmas shopping season. It’s called Black Friday and the phrase traces its roots as far back as the early 1960s. Many sources credit — or blame as the ...