Monday isn’t just the Fourth of July. It’s Independence Day, and we hope fervently Superiorland residents and Americans everywhere use the occasion to really think about what that means. When the nation’s founders agreed on the declaration that residents of the then-colonies would ...

We have a hard time believing that reasonable people are not aware that setting off loud fireworks can profoundly frighten animals, principally dogs and cats but other critters, too. According to the Humane Society of the united States’ website, many animals become so frightened by the ...

With the Fourth of July right around the corner, some people are scrambling to finalize their shopping lists and to-do lists for the big holiday. But the Red Cross wants to remind the public that there is a few other things to keep in mind on Independence Day. The website, www.redcross.org, ...

The Marquette Beautification & Restoration Committee Inc. is not letting a little roadwork get in the way of, well, beautification and restoration. Although a Michigan Department of Transportation project on South Front Street prevented the group from planting flowers this year for its ...

Readers of Upper Peninsula history have come to know and respect Russell Magnaghi’s byline. And why not? The Northern Michigan University history professor emeritus has penned several U.P.-related volumes over the years,with his latest being “Classic Food and Restaurants of the Upper ...

In the wake of a student suicide some months ago and the sometimes emotional debate that followed, Northern Michigan University has named a top staff person as special adviser for campus mental health and wellness for the upcoming academic year. We like the move, if for no other reason than ...