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Editorials

Cancer closet grateful for Run IM Half-Marathon

Bouquet: On behalf of the Dickinson County Cancer Loan Closet, I would like to thank all those who in some way made the 2024 Run Iron Mountain Half-Marathon such a success. Whether you were a sponsor, a runner, a volunteer or a spectator, your efforts were truly appreciated. The Cancer Loan ...

Appreciate seeing 4-H recognition in newspaper

Bouquet: Thank you, Daily News. A very big thumbs up for the Lifestyles wonderful three color pictures and article of 4-H recognition in Tuesday’s paper. It is my pleasure to see the longtime members and supporters and new ones respected and not called members of “a woke, crazy ...

National Parks Service layoffs are shortsighted

The Department of the Interior is terminating 1,000 full-time National Park Service employees, according to an advocacy group that calls the job cuts “reckless,” as reported by Travel Weekly. The National Parks Conservation Association, a nonprofit based in Washington D.C., said the ...

Enjoy the show

The biggest weekend of the year for the Iron Mountain area — the Marshfield Medical Center-Dickinson FIS Continental Cup ski jumps at Giant Pine Mountain — could be super-sized this year. Organizers will try to expand the usual three jumping competitions — normally two on Saturday and ...

Shoveling snow can cause serious health problems

With a reasonable amount of snow finally on the ground, driveway and walkway clearing has begun in earnest in the Upper Peninsula. And a great deal of it is accomplished by out-of-shape homeowners looking to save a little money by doing it themselves. That’s where the trouble can start. ...

When misinformation starts at the very top

In Gaza, Mozambique, the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation is engaged in a health program that has received funding through the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID. EGPAF reports on its website that there are approximately 2.2 million people living with HIV in ...