Opinion

Letter to the Editor

Dear editor, “As long as it takes”– for what? With thousands of dead from an earthquake in Turkey and Syria and our nation dealing with one of the worst train wrecks in recent memory, President Biden chose to travel to Ukraine last week for a photo op. Some might say a campaign stop.
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Tale as old as time

Song as old as rhyme. There is a not-so-new genre of books that have been showing up on book shelves online and in stores over the past few years.
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Our view

February is Career and Technical Education Month. More than 520,000 job openings are projected for Michigan annually through 2030.
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Heaven on earth

You’ve heard of a guardian angel? I have a finder angel. There are pockets of my life—chiefly in the kitchen—that are ultra-organized.
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Indecision

I’m not going to lie—I had to dive deep into the abyss of half-written columns. Sometimes when I am in a meeting or at an event, a lightbulb goes off in my head and a column idea is born.
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Hot dip for the big bowl

Who doesn’t love the annual big bowl game? Every year, millions watch it on television. This year it will be held on Feb.
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Michigan needs autism resources

Mental health intervention has come a long way throughout the years, but as with many fields, much is left to accomplish. Local retired physician Virginia Killough recently related to The Mining Journal her struggles with finding continuing care for her 32-year-old autistic son, who is under hospital care for issues related to his condition.
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Strawberries in winter

Last Friday, Jan. 27, I enjoyed a beautiful sunrise while having toast with strawberry jam. After a particularly busy week during an unusually busy and cloudy January, I had a moment to savor my breakfast, enjoy the sun and catch up on the news. I turned my radio on just in time to hear a recording of a conversation between the daughter and granddaughter of two Holocaust survivors, which was being broadcast to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day.
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