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Events highlight plight of Indigenous women
The Episcopal Diocese of Northern Michigan is dedicating May to education and advocacy surrounding missing and murdered Indigenous women and relatives, or MMIWR.
Read MoreEvents highlight plight of Indigenous womenChanging your perspective on life and wellness
So, you’re sitting there at work. It’s 3 p.m., and you know you are supposed to go to the gym when you get off in an hour.
Read MoreChanging your perspective on life and wellnessYou can eat in a way that counteracts inflammation
Inflammation is our body’s natural response to stress, injury or infection. Acute or short-term inflammation is beneficial in helping us heal from injury, but chronic inflammation is NOT helpful to our bodies and can cause a variety of health complications (such as arthritis, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, digestive diseases and sleep disorders).
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Writing through the wilderness
Tammy Lash never set out to be a novelist. But storytelling was in her blood — passed down in the form of cliffhanger Bible lessons from her mother, a masterful children’s church teacher who, unknowingly, was teaching young Tammy the architecture of a compelling chapter.
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Kolton honored for environmental advocacy
In a place like Alger County, where natural beauty is part of daily life, it takes dedicated hands behind the scenes to keep the environment thriving.
Read MoreKolton honored for environmental advocacy‘Grim Paradise’ features Mackinac Island mystery
I’m a sucker for cold cases. I grew up in the era of “Law & Order,” “FBI Files,” “Unsolved Mysteries” and Robert Stack’s voice lulling me to sleep until the impending background music woke me up to believing someone was in my house with a kitchen blade.
Read More‘Grim Paradise’ features Mackinac Island mysteryThoughts on pairing wine and beer with food
Is there anything better than the first bite of your favorite meal? I don’t think so. The way the flavors rush over your pallet rewards the anticipation of a well-executed meal.
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