State Representative Scott Dianda is asking the Michigan legislature to restore the state’s unemployment benefits to 26 weeks. Unemployment benefits were reduced to 20 weeks in 2011. Dianda said the extension would help workers who are trying to get back on their feet and find a job to let them …
Read More »2016 Faith Lutheran Church Scholarship Recipients Announced
Calumet, Michigan—Two Faith Lutheran Church Scholarships were presented Sunday, May 22 at Senior Recognition Day at the Faith Lutheran Church in Calumet. Daniel Dyl received a $1,560 scholarship and Arthur Lyons received a $1,900 scholarship. Daniel, a graduate of Calumet High School, will be attending the University of Northwestern Ohio …
Read More »Attorney General Schuette Makes U.P. Visit
“On Duty” Bill Schuette – that’s the way Michigan’s Attorney General says to say it, if you want to remember his name. On Wednesday, Schuette enjoyed a tour of duty through the Upper Peninsula with stops in Iron Mountain and Sault Ste. Marie. He then spent the afternoon at the …
Read More »Michigan Tech Praises Legislators for Capping Universities' Retirement Liability
From Michigan Tech’s Marketing & Communications Department: A decades-long process came to a close last Thursday when Governor Snyder signed Senate Bill 343, a bill to cap the exposure of seven universities to liabilities of a state retirement plan. The retirement plan, known as the Michigan Public School Employees Retirement …
Read More »Child Pornography Suspect Appears Before Judge
Making his first appearance in Houghton County Circuit Court Wednesday, 71-year-old Don Sawaski is facing multiple charges in a case of child pornography. The former Houghton High School coach and teacher previously waived his arraignment so a Not Guilty plea had been entered on his behalf. At the pretrial hearing, Prosecutor …
Read More »Plea Deal For High Speed Chase Suspect
A plea deal has been reached in the case of a Calumet man who was the subject of a high speed chase earlier this year. 33-year-old Patrick Shea appeared in Houghton County Circuit Court Wednesday for a pretrial. He was facing several felonies including 2nd degree home invasion involving an …
Read More »Auto Sales May Signal End Of Growth Trend
What’s behind the latest auto sales numbers? And is there any reason to worry about the latest trends? Here’s Business Editor Murray Feldman. Analysts say the declines could be a sign that U.S. auto sales are finally reaching a plateau after six straight years of growth.
Read More »MDOT To Promote Michigan As Driverless Car Leader
News from the Mackinac Policy Conference — the revealing of a new marketing campaign to promote the state of Michigan as the center of “next generation mobility”. MDOT Director Kirk Steudle spoke about “Planet M” to promote autonomous and connected vehicle technologies.
Read More »Secretary of State Johnson Kayaking To Promote Express SOS
Secretary of State Ruth Johnson will is paddling across the Straits of Mackinac in a kayak later this morning to draw attention to their online service, Express S-O-S. Johnson is unveiling a new logo “Hop online-not in line” with a kangaroo. She’s also attending the Mackinac Policy Conference once she …
Read More »Experts Say To Treat Weight As A Chronic Condition
When you decrease the amount of calories in you’re body, your brain will fight it to prevent starvation. It’s called metabolic adaptation. But metabolism expert Dr. Bartolome says anyone trying to lose weight and keep it off will have better success if they approach their weight as a chronic condition.
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