To say that I have seen a lot in my many years in and around politics would be an understatement. I even taught the subject ...

Even paranoiacs have enemies, they say, but sometimes they are just paranoid. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, a founding member of the ...

The freedom of speech and of the press is not a gift bestowed by a president, Congress or a federal agency. It is a natural right of all persons. The First Amendment does not create that right; it ...

Inflation hasn’t gone away — it’s going up. With the midterm elections seven weeks off, that’s a problem for the president and Congress. Voters hate inflation. They don’t much like the cure either, ...

A word about Sept. 11, 2001 — 25 years later. And the day that launched my career. My first ever column was written about 9/11 and the heroes who emerged from its ashes. It was also the place where I ...

The following is a roundup of Upper Peninsula business news prepared by InvestUP, a private-sector-led, non-profit organization based in Marquette focused on business growth, attracting and retaining ...

By the Michigan Department of Natural Resources The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is encouraging locals to take a step outside during Michigan Trails Week, which runs Sept. 19-26. “Michigan ...

Patricia Micklow and Tom Lakenen will be inducted into the Marquette Area Public Schools Pendill Wall of Excellence during a ceremony Thursday, Sept. 24. The ceremony will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the ...

Big Bay is putting its best foot forward with the sixth annual Fall Fest on Saturday morning and afternoon at Draver Park ...

A woman has been sentenced after an investigation uncovered 20 animals living in her Escanaba home, which was subsequently condemned. Jessica Lynn Wellman, 45, was sentenced in the Delta County 94th ...

The Northern Michigan University golf teams had some struggles at the season-opening Bulldog Fall Classic held at downstate Ferris State on Monday and Tuesday. The Wildcat women finished in eighth ...

Chronic absenteeism in Michigan schools dropped slightly last year, but more than a fourth of students are still missing a lot of school. Statewide, 27.2% of K-12 students are chronically absent, down ...