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This article is from Michigan Tech’s newsletter, Tech Today.  You’ll find a link to the full article written by Mark Wilcox below. A recent Gallup poll shows that while the vast majority of Americans feel a college education is important, only a small percentage believe that college graduates are well …

The Houghton Energy Efficiency Team is again giving away LED lightbulbs to qualified UPPCO customers who register this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Ace Hardware in Calumet. Income guidelines are 200 percent of poverty level. Bring an UPPCO bill and 2014 tax form, recent pay stub, Bridge …

Seasonally unadjusted unemployment rates in April decreased in all 17 of Michigan’s major labor market areas. The Department of Technology, Management & Budget says total employment levels increased over the month in nearly all areas, while labor force levels declined moderately in the majority of regions. The Ann Arbor area …

Fire chiefs, burn survivors, electrical and fire inspectors told the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulation at a public hearing on Thursday that removing a residential code requirement to install arc fault circuit interrupters (AFCI) in homes, will put more residents at risk of injury and death from electrical fires. …

Michigan State Police say preliminary reports indicate that eight people lost their lives in six separate traffic crashes during the Memorial Day holiday weekend. That compares to the 19 traffic crashes that killed 20 people during the holiday weekend last year. According to the reports, two of the victims were …

Potential Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush says the nation’s next president needs to end the notion of “leading from behind.” The former governor of Florida told a group of about 600 people at speaking event in Clinton County the nation needs to repair it’s international relationships. He says we need …

Governor Rick Snyder says politicians should spend less time playing the blame game. Speaking at the Detroit Chamber’s Mackinac Policy Conference on Mackinac Island, Snyder said he’s concerned about the nation’s broken political culture. He says “you cannot maintain being a great country if your leadership spends their time fighting …

What if a plane crashed at the Houghton County Airport and to make matters worse, a second plane went down because it was unable to land because of it? That was the scenario played out yesterday as emergency response crews trained to handle such a situation. Local fire departments go …

Many people left their car keys at home today and instead took part in the annual Keweenaw Bike To Work day. It’s the seventh year of the event put on by Bike Initiative Keweenaw or BIKE. The purpose of the event is to promote bicycling as an effective means of …

Hancock, Michigan is home to many beautiful historic buildings, particularly in its downtown.  However, there used to be many more. Some of these buildings were destroyed in catastrophic fires, while others were vacated voluntarily and eventually demolished. All of them have stories to tell about Hancock’s past and present. Join local author …