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Heart health: Controlling risk factors is key approach
Sarah Western of Florence, Wis., shops for organic vegetables at the Millie Hill Market in Iron Mountain. A diet rich in fruits and vegetables can help lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels, health experts say.Theresa Peterson/Daily News Photo
February 8, 2010
KINGSFORD — February is designated as Healthy Hearts Month — What You Can Do to Keep Your Heart Healthy and Lessen Your Risk for Cardiovascular Disease (CVD).
“Heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases are the number one killer in Michigan,” said Kelly Rumpf, health educator for the Dickinson-Iron District Health Department. “In fact, CVD has been the number one cause of death nationally every year since 1900, except in 1918 — the year of the devastating flu epidemi.
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Tanker tips on M-35
February 8, 2010
MENOMINEE — A semi-tanker crash in Menominee County on Saturday prompted the evacuation of eight residences and the shut-off of electrical power.
Menominee County Sheriff Kenny Marks reported that the accident occurred at 4:17 a.m.
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Tip-Up racers
February 8, 2010
Jordan Fayas and Lexi Klingenberg competed in the kids race at Tip-Up Town in Channing on Saturday. For more photos from the Sagola Township Sportsmen’s Club event, please visit the CU site at www. ironmountaindailynews.com.
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White House discusses Asian carp
February 8, 2010
Three governors will meet with President Barack Obama’s chief science adviser today in Washington to discuss strategy for preventing Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes.
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The death of historian Howard Zinn
Tue, February 2, 2010 @ 12:59PM
Here are a few paragraphs from Howard Zinn’s essay, “A just cause, not a just war,” published in The Progressive in December 2001: “Instead of using two planes a day to drop food on Afghanistan and 100 planes to drop bombs ... use 102 planes to bring food. “Take the money allocated for our huge military machine and use it to combat starvation and disease around the world. One-third of our military budget would annually provide clean water and sanitation facilities for the billion people in the world who have none. “... In short, let us pull back from being a military superpower, and become a humanitarian superpower. “Let us be a more modest nation. We will then be more secure. The modest nations of the world don't face the threat of terrorism.” Zinn, who died last week at age 87, was best known as the author of “A People’s History of the United States.” The paragraphs quoted above offer a glimpse into his politics.
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A Vegas Trip, Part 5 (Fiction, Suspense)
Tue, February 2, 2010 @ 6:36PM
Actually, I didn’t much care what was found in Eddie’s room. I had my fill of Vegas and guns for one week. Time to check in with my bride, Ravenna, who gladly sends me to “Sin City” in the reliable hands of Oslo. While I usually relax in Las Vegas, she spends time at our farmette tending to three dogs, four cats, five horses and a python left over from her carnival days. That’s where we met. She did a number of jobs with the carnival including the ring toss. I wandered into that game one day to try my luck. Lucky enough to flip one over a milk bottle, I collected a teddy bear. I asked if another ringer would be worth a night out with the game manager. Ravenna reluctantly agreed. Sure enough, another ringer. She didn’t want to leave the carnival so we shared a bottle of wine in her trailer. Ravenna had me at the first swig. I swooned when she let out a cute bur.
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What’s wrong with a robe?
Wed, January 27, 2010 @ 6:26PM
The Snuggie has been a pop culture phenomenon that just won’t quit. Not only are youngsters wearing them while playing video games, and college kids have them on hand for the next bar crawl, but grandma is sporting her “sassy” leopard print Snuggie. But to make matters worse, there’s one now for “Fido,” a pup-friendly version all his own. Tell me how many times they’ll be wearing it before it has to go in the wash. What’s next for these dumb blankets with sleeves. What’s wrong with a simple bathrobe? I am taking a stand against these ridiculous looking one size fits all, “robe wannabes.” There is a reason the infomercial was such a success — it looks ridiculous when worn. Seriously, would you honestly bring that to a football game like they show on TV and think you wouldn’t be laughed at. How are these popular cover-ups any better than a robe. They’re not and no one can say any different. It’s not the fabric that makes these so appealin.
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Sunday at the jumps
Wed, February 3, 2010 @ 9:53AM
I’m sure many fans were disappointed that the ski jumps were cancelled on Sunday, especially after the perfect conditions experienced for the jumps the day before. If you were among those standing in the parking lot at Pine Mountain that afternoon, it probably didn’t seem all that windy. But the big American flag atop the hill didn’t lie. Holding a media pass for the annual event, I decided to drive up to ski house during the delay to see how the jumpers were riding out the hold. The first thing I noticed when I stepped out of my truck at the top of the hill was just how windy it was up there. Tournament officials, who were glued to their instruments monitoring the weather by the second, told me they look for the breezes to be eight miles per hour or less during a jump. To execute a safe jump, you need 35-40 seconds at or below the safe threshold.
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Look at a map
Wed, February 3, 2010 @ 11:50AM
It has come to my attention that when I tell people I lived in Oconomowoc, Wis., they say what? where is that? Oh, Milwaukee, I know where that is. Oconomowoc, pronounced O-con-o-mo-woc, is about 40 minutes from downtown Milwaukee. It is the furthest suburban city from Milwaukee and has two state highways that run through it - U.S. Highways 16 and 67. The name of the city is Indian, meaning waterfall. Located in the Lake Country of Waukesha County, it is known for its many lakes. The city has two lakes that surround downtown, Lac La Belle and Fowler Lake. It is also surrounded by the town of Oconomowoc and the villages of Oconomowoc Lake and Lac La Belle. Delafield and Watertown are about 15 minutes away. Oconomowoc is a beautiful, prospering city with quaint downtown shops. It is home to Brownberry Ovens, Target Distribution Center, Trek Bicycle Corporation, and Silgan Containers Mfg Corp. to name a few of its big name businesses.
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Sure smells like one
Wed, February 3, 2010 @ 12:55PM
The president and congress are having a hard time pushing their health care plan. There are several issues at stake — cost, accessibility, abortions, quality of care, type of care, etc. Another challenge is mandatory coverage, or the forced buy. One more government mandate, especially one that costs money, doesn’t sit too well with a lot of folks. Most health care proponents avid discussing the subject, but it appears as if the government is saying, “Buy health care, or else.” U.S. Rep. Bart Stupak admitted as much at a meeting in Iron River recently. When a senior citizen asked if everyone would have to purchase health insurance under the new bill, Stupak’s response was clear. “Everyone’s got to contribute,” he said. When the little folks worry about the heavy-handedness of this proposal, their complaints are poo-pooed.
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The state of us
Thu, January 28, 2010 @ 5:31PM
We really don't care about the state of the union. What we care about is the state of ourselves. How are we doing? If we are doing fine financially, physically and otherwise, and life is good, then our president is doing a great job. If we lose our jobs, can't find another, can't get health insurance or pay too much, it's the president's fault. How many people have suddenly forgotten they voted for a certain president, once that president's popularity ratings drop. He can be doing everything right and still be the most hated man in the country if things aren't going well. And, as a nation, we are not very patient when it comes to being asked to wait for things to get bette.
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It was an adventure to remember
Wed, January 27, 2010 @ 3:37PM
Camp Batawagama has been in the news a lot over the past couple of months as Iron County officials have tried to create a new framework including creating a county department for the youth camp and setting a salary for the camp director. My feelings about this issue are rooted a little more deeply since I have only great memories of being at that camp when I was younger and spent two summers there. Until you have experienced Camp Batawagama, you can’t really understand the importance of having such a facility available in the Upper Peninsula. My older sister had already attended the camp and loved it. I was in the sixth grade and looking forward to my first real week away from home. From Gladstone to the camp, it seemed like it was a long trip to get there. But I remember the excitement of meeting other campers and attending the opening ceremony that first night.
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Perry Mason Plays in My Head
Fri, February 5, 2010 @ 7:34PM
Is anyone else reading Burt's fiction/suspense blog "A Vegas Trip"? If not, you should, it's pretty entertaining. I've been following along since the beginning and just finished reading Part 5. I'm still giggling. Maybe because his characters are so familiar. Oslo, for one, reminds me a great deal of this guy who stops by the office mid afternoon and Ravenna sounds like a fellow dog lover I know. Mostly I think because as I'm reading it I can hear the "Perry Mason" theme song playing in the background and I read it in the voice of Raymond Burr. My favorite line so far is "Ravenna had me at the first swig. I swooned when she let out a cute burp. I was ready to marry her when she wiped the vino from her lips with the back of her sleeve". I'm hooked on the story and am anxiously awaiting part 6.
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For J.D.—with love, not squalor
Fri, January 29, 2010 @ 11:10AM
Since my last post was pretty stupid, I’m changing it right away. There’s a more important topic to discuss, anyway. If you take a look at my mini-biography over on the right hand side of your screen, you’ll see that I list several of my favorite authors. One of those authors, Mr. J.D. Salinger, died yesterday. Like many of today’s youth, I read, and loved, “Catcher in the Rye” when I was a teenager. I’m not really sure why, but I imagine that Holden Caulfield’s teen angst and descent into mental breakdown really resonated with me. When you’re a teenager, your emotions are magnified. Everything becomes a life-and-death situation. I think Mr. Salinger really captured that idea. I wasn’t until later on that I read Salinger’s few other published works. I vividly remember a fitful summer a few years back when I spent my days hiding in the corners of the Ann Arbor Borders bookstore, reading “Franny and Zooey,” “Nine Stories,” and “Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters...
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