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Anyone who spends time in the Keweenaw will be undoubtedly be moved by the beauty of its landscape. Even more so for poets like Michael Finch. The Midwestern native spent time in the Upper Peninsula and that experience was in part the inspiration for his new book “Finding Home.” Finch …

The state of the deer herd in the Upper Peninsula is an ongoing concern, State Representative Scott Dianda held a town hall meeting in Hancock on Saturday to get some feedback from the hunters who have been out in the woods this season. Dianda also invited the commissioners from the …

Michigan motorists have experienced yet another reduction in the average price of a gallon of gas. AAA reports the state’s average is now at $1.83 per gallon, seven cents lower than it was last week at this time. It’s also 43 cents less than it was a year ago. Of …

Michigan will mostly not see a white Christmas this year. Meteorologist Mark Torregrossa says the chances of having snow on the ground in Michigan are slim, with the possible exception being the western Upper Peninsula. Even Christmas, Michigan, in the central U.P., probably will not see a white Christmas, and …

Governor Rick Snyder says the state’s current immunization rule, which requires parents visit their county public health department and talk to a nurse before signing an immunization waiver, is the right way to go. He says it’s a good middle ground between making it too easy for parents to opt …

Democrats and a few interest groups want the governor to veto a bill that passed the Michigan House and Senate just before lawmakers wrapped up their work for 2015. The legislation, which impacts how schools can communicate information on millages and when political campaigns have to disclose their donors – …

Educators and tax reform advocates are calling on Congress to close offshore corporate tax loopholes. Linda Teeter of Americans for Tax Fairness and Michigan Citizen Action says each year Michigan loses $3.3 billion in state revenue to loopholes that allow corporations to avoid paying taxes on profits hidden overseas. President …

A Michigan House committee, this month, began discussion on how to better protect high school athletes and if that should include requiring an ambulance and an EMT or paramedic be at sporting events such as football games. Sharryn Carter-Ivory’s son Alexander, a running back at River Rouge High School, got …

[Hancock, MI]  The Portage Health Foundation recently awarded $25,000 to L’Anse Area Schools and the Hornet Park Improvement Group for groundwork projects to assist in the construction of a softball field. The school and park group co-applied for funding under the PHFoundation’s adolescent health RFP.  The foundation sought applications focused …

Construction has begun on projects included in a $24.3 million bond issue, and already Michigan Technological University’s investment is having a major economic impact on the community, President Glenn Mroz told the Michigan Tech Board of Trustees at its meeting on Friday, Dec. 18, 2015. Contracts totaling $6.3 million have …