A pair of Veteran Town Halls are being held next month in the Copper Country, and should provide a great forum to get questions answered and to voice concerns. The events will be held on August 16th at the National Guard Readiness Center in Calumet at 1pm and at the …
Read More »Young Women Taking Part In Michigan Tech’s Sumer Youth Program This Week
Exceptional young women from throughout the country are on the campus of Michigan Tech this week to take part in two challenging scholarship programs. Tech’s Summer Youth Program continues with Junior Women in Engineering and the inaugural Women in Automotive Engineering programs. In Women in Automotive Engineering, High School girls …
Read More »Judge Recommends SSR Payments For Presque Isle Power Plant Be Reduced By One Third For U.P. Electric Customers
LANSING, Mich. – The administrative law judge presiding over the case at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) that is examining costs to keep the Presque Isle Power Plant (PIPP) in Marquette running today issued a proposal for decision (PFD) that agrees with Michigan that the owner of the PIPP …
Read More »Possible Breakthrough In Zika Virus Research
Researchers at the University of Michigan have figured out the molecular protein that the Zika Virus makes that allows it to reproduce and to hide from an infected person’s immune system. Researcher Janet Smith. Researchers say this new finding may provide ways to diagnose and treat the Zika virus.
Read More »Clinton Touted As Good For Education By Michigan Delegate
Michigan is well represented at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia Clinton delegate Pamela Pugh, who is also the Treasurer for the State Board of Education, believes Hillary Clinton is good for education. Pugh believes this week’s message will be the opposite of what was seen in Cleveland last week. …
Read More »Granholm As Next Chair Of The Democratic Party?
Former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm is being mentioned as possibly being named the next chair of the Democratic Party. That after Debbie Wasserman Schultz has resigned over leaked emails suggesting the party favored Hillary Clinton in the primaries. Michigan U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow has heard the rumors. Stabenow says she …
Read More »Trump’s Temperament Criticized By Flint Democrat
Who has the best temperament to be president of the United States? Congressman Dan Kildee, a Democrat from Flint, says it’s not Republican nominee Donald Trump, who he says would be dangerous as president. Kildee says the Democrats can’t take anything for granted. He expects a close race.
Read More »Car Owners Not Following Recalls
A new report out today says more than 45-million cars and trucks that have been the target of recalls are still on the road and haven’t been fixed. The analysis of data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration by J.D. Power shows most people take their cars in for …
Read More »Changes Coming For “Pokemon Go”
The head of the company behind “Pokemon Go” says more capabilities for the wildly popular smartphone game are coming. That includes the ability to trade Pokemon, which Niantic Labs says is “at the top” of its priority list. The Associated Press says future versions of the game could also include …
Read More »Too Much TV Can Kill You, Research Says
Watching a lot of TV may put you at increased risk of dying from a blood clot in your lung according to new research. The researchers say people who watch 5 or more hours a day of TV are two and a half times more likely to die of a …
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