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Opinion

Advice on avoiding frostbite

Editorial

Frostbite is a serious tissue destroying disorder. It is also something that can be avoided. The Michigan Podiatric Medical Association (MPMA) has some advice to share during these winter months. “When you’re out in the cold, your body works hard to stay warm by altering blood flow toward ...

Almanac

Local columns

By The Associated Press Today is Saturday, Jan. 18, the 18th day of 2025. There are 347 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 18, 1778, English navigator Captain James Cook reached the present-day Hawaiian Islands, which he named the “Sandwich Islands.” On this ...

A switch in time?

Local columns

WASHINGTON — When she was a member of the House of Representatives, Tulsi Gabbard was a fierce defender of personal privacy rights protected by the Fourth Amendment. She consistently opposed permitting federal agents to spy on Americans without search warrants, and she consistently voted ...

Anarchists versus Libertarians

Local columns

NEW YORK — “Donald Trump will be a tyrant!” So my neighbors claim. I live in Manhattan. Feel for me. Yes, Trump says wild things, like riffing about “terminating” parts of the U.S. Constitution. But I don’t think he means it. As Joe Rogan said to Trump when candidate Trump ...

Residents urged to get flu vaccine

Editorial

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is urging Michiganders to get their flu vaccine as soon as possible to protect themselves and their communities from flu especially while continuing to battle COVID-19. Getting a flu vaccine is critical this season because flu ...

Burden of inflation

Letters to the Editor

EDITOR: In response to January 11-12 “Inflation looms over Escanaba’s budget”. Recently our utilities were raised and raised again. We had to use less heat (turned down to get on budget plan) less water and frequent “Vinnies Boutique” for clothes, food, Budget Dollar has bargains ...