The Mining Journal’s Editorial Board has long felt — and held — that among the most significant blemishes upon the United States is the number of people that find themselves beset by food insecurity. That’s what they’re calling plain-old, garden-variety hunger these days — food ...

Heart disease is the leading cause of death of women in the United States and in Michigan, causing about one in five deaths in 2020. In recognition of American Heart Month and the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women campaign, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services ...

It happened again, only closer to home. A 43-year-old Lansing man identified as Anthony Dwayne McRae killed three students and wounded five at Michigan State University on Monday evening before shooting himself off campus after the incident. As of Tuesday, the motive still was ...

Those who live in the Northwoods figured out long ago how to not just endure the long cold and snow of winter but turn it into a playground when possible. Among the seasonal pastimes to savor is snowmobiles, an activity so fun it lures those from more southernly climes to venture north so ...

“The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it’s indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it’s indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it’s indifference.” — Elie Wiesel Sometimes, it seems Americans have lost ...

The death of 5-year-old Ethan Belcher, a Detroit boy who was abused and tortured, is tragic evidence that Michigan’s foster and welfare system needs more accountability and oversight. Belcher was repeatedly removed from and then reunited with his parents. Children’s Protective Services ...