By Jim Diem It has finally snowed more than an inch here in Elyria, Ohio. I’ve been living in Ohio since Thanksgiving, where it has snowed three times but no more than an inch or so, which melted and was gone by the next day. We’ve had temperatures in the 40s and 50s,...
By Bill Diem The Tahquamenon area is a healthy place to live. The average lifespan in Luce and Mackinac counties is respectively 82 and 83 years, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. The average lifespan in Michigan is 77 years and the United States...
By Carol Stiffler This is a message to the youth. Not that they want to be called youth. Hip readers? Budding adults? Are you listening? You are from here. Whether or not you realize it, you are so lucky. I know it’s cold and the cold can be painful, but if you’re...
According to the American Pet Products Association, 68 percent of American households in 2016 had some sort of pet. The most recent U.S. Census estimate, dated 2018, indicates there were 6,283 people living in Luce County. This means there are potentially 4,272 pets...
By Claire Mohar The students at Newberry High School see the dress code as outdated, and worse yet, it targets female students. According to Tahquamenon Area School’s student handbook, “Tops with spaghetti straps or straps that are less than two inches in width, bare...
I woke up on Wednesday, November 27 to the news that school was canceled. Slushy snow made travel dangerous. I embraced the snow day with my three kids, who were excited that there’d be a five-day holiday weekend. My puppy, Jake, got his first taste of straight-line...
