You can be a rock star in Newberry

Jan 15, 2020 | Editorial

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...

We do need an animal shelter

Dec 17, 2019 | Editorial

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...

A student’s voice: The TAS dress code needs to be revisited

Dec 11, 2019 | Editorial

By Claire Mohar The students at Newberry High School see the dress code as outdated, and worse yet, it targets female students.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...

This is also true: Even in an outage, we have much to be thankful for

Dec 5, 2019 | Editorial

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...

Just Bill: Another Thanksgiving, but not like the others

Dec 5, 2019 | Editorial

This year, I made stuffed quails for us two. The sides were traditional turnip soup, green beans, and sweet potato pie. It came about because we had a Thanksgiving with eight friends the Saturday before, and I provided the cranberry sauce and sweet potato casserole....