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It’s not only taxpayers who are being targeted by scam artists. Murray Feldman reports tax professionals are at risk, too.

It is the latest look on Michigan’s economy. The unemployment rate rose slightly to 4.7 percent in October when more people entered the job market for a second straight month. Officials say the state’s workforce grew by 22,000 during the month, with total employment rising by 14,000 and the number …

Many in the Michigan Tech community are banding together to offer support to those who are concerned about the ramifications of the presidential election. A Peace Walk was held to reassure underrepresented students, faculty and community members that they are loved. Michigan Tech student Neffertia Tyner is the Community Outreach …

Wanted: Book Groups Do you participate in a book group? The Portage Lake District Library is creating a list of local book groups for all ages and would like to hear about yours. Useful information includes the name of your group and contact person, a theme if you have one, …

The finances of the Copper Country Intermediate School District are in good condition.  That’s the report from Debbie Bradford of Rukkila, Negro & Associates presented to the CCISD board at their regular meeting this week.  Bradford also stated that the finance staff of the ISD were well prepared and had …

Hancock resident Daniel Seguin is the newest member of the Hancock city council. Seguin was elected last week and attended his first regular meeting of the council Wednesday night. A Hancock resident since 2010, Seguin hopes to make a difference in the community he lives in An Academic Advisor and …

Media companies continue being squeezed by declining readership and ad revenues. Business Editor Murray Feldman says newspapers have lost a third of their readers in the past three years, as more adults are getting their news off the web. Some newspapers across the state are offering buyouts to employees to …

“Just do it”, “Because I told you so”. Sound like some things you might say to your kids? That’s not the best approach according to the author of “The Explosive Child”, Dr. Ross Greene, an associate psychology professor at Virginia Tech. Greene says you can do that by gathering information …

A new three-year economic forecast for our state is hot off the presses. But Lansing bureau chief Tim Skubick says a huge boom in the economy is not in the cards. The latest economic forecast doesn’t bode well for Michigan’s population trends. According to Lansing Bureau Chief Tim Skubick, the …

Americans catch about one billion colds every year, and seven in 10 use over-the-counter medicines to treat cold and flu symptoms. Many contain acetaminophen. But, as Health Reporter Dr. Deanna Lites explains, you have to be careful about the dosage.