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“That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet.” — Emily Dickinson  (Note: the events described happened seven years ago. Carl is no longer with us, but he’s…

“The Arctic Ocean is warming up, icebergs are becoming scarcer and in some places the seals are finding the water too hot, according to a report to the Commerce Department…

Nearly a decade after the recession, school funding in many states hasn’t recovered  (From Michigan Radio’s ‘State of Opportunity’) Nearly 10 years after the recession, school funding is still way…

EDITOR'S NOTE: Barry Hastings has been writing this column for Townbroadcast for about two years, but he has to give it up for economic and health reasons. No, he wasn't…

by Amy Kerr Hardin Why would any woman support this boorish creep? Several months ago, I had the unique experience of my step-mom agreeing with me on a critical political issue.…

As soon as Anderson Cooper asked Donald Trump a second time, “For the record, are you saying that what you said on the bus 11 years ago, that you did…

By Jim Tisdel, director of Corporate and Community Education, North Central Michigan College There are more than 4,450 jobs available here in northwest Michigan that are going unfilled, according to Labor…