There’s plenty of undeveloped land in Marquette County, but that doesn’t mean the public can access it, nor is it necessarily of high quality to wildlife. We are happy to hear that the Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy has announced that the Dead River Community Forest, an ongoing project ...

Here we go again, using this space to specifically warn readers about a new scam the authorities tell us is appearing in the region. But there’s a twist to this particular scheme: It’s specifically targeted to people who owe back taxes to the state. Here’s how it works. Taxpayers ...

With rivers of political bile running everywhere and real, positive change difficult to find, it’s easy to see why people from both sides of the aisle have become alienated by the elections process. If past numbers hold up Tuesday, about 40 percent of registered voters will actually cast ...

There are a lot of things going on in the world right now, from next week’s elections to a billionaire buying a social network to a terrible loss of life on Halloween in South Korea. We hope no one has forgotten another big story — the war Russia is waging against Ukraine. In recent ...

Veteran’s Day. It’s a point in time when we, as Americans, honor those who have served in the military. We know that this week, social media will be flooded with remembrances and thank yous to all who have served. And it should, there’s no doubt about that. But those efforts, sharing a ...

There’s an old saying often attributed to Sir Francis Bacon that holds, “Knowledge is power.” At a time in our history when it seems that record numbers of very unknowledgable people are in very powerful positions, any opportunity to learn must be welcomed. A prime occasion presents ...