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Health matters

The “baby boomers” are aging and, consequently, America is getting old. The percentage of US residents that are senior citizens has increased significantly. The elderly population has grown by 15 percent over the course of a decade. By 2050, seniors will make up 20 percent of the United ...

Historically speaking

NEGAUNEE —The popularity of the automobile put the streetcar line between Negaunee and Ishpeming out of business in 1927, after 35 years of operation. The three mile line began to take shape in 1890 when groups in Negaunee and Ishpeming met to discuss the project and to persuade their ...

Francis ‘Butch’ Keni

GWINN/NEGAUNEE, MI-Francis ‘Butch’ Keni- 81, a lifelong Gwinn/Negaunee resident passed away peacefully Monday evening, March 3rd, 2025, at the Medilodge in Munising where he resided for the past three weeks. Butch was born July 18, 1943, in Flint, MI to Orvo and Gloria (LaFreniere) Keni ...

UK’s Starmer says Europe is at crossroads in history

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Sunday Europe was at a crossroads in history and must do the heavy lifting to defend itself as world leaders met in London to discuss ways of working together to stop Russia’s war in Ukraine. Starmer pledged to supply more arms to ...