Some of the best stories that run in the newspaper are stories of local volunteers teaming up and doing something good that helps the community.
This week enforcement of Michigan’s emergency ban on flavored ecigarettes, commonly called “vapes” will begin. The ban, however, is not permanent but could be extended indefinitely. And I pers…
Michigan’s lawmakers are at it again, working hard to limit the ability of the public to know about what they are doing, actions that will lead to less open government in the state and less in…
It’s no secret our region has been in desperate need of closer, more accessible mental health care. There are only five state psychiatric facilities in our state and not one is located in nort…
If you’ve not heard the news yet, several media outlets have reported that the Oscoda Kmart store is one of many across the nation that are going to be slated to be closed by December.
Unless I somehow figure out how to construct a time machine, the closest I’ll ever get to attend Woodstock, which occurred 50 years ago on Aug. 15–18, 1969, is to watch the stunning documentar…
The United States is in a state of shock and mourning just a week after mass shootings in both El Paso and Dayton left dozens murdered. Innocent people doing some shopping or having a night ou…
Some recent changes, at least in the scope of the history of the AuSable River International Canoe Marathon, have made the “world’s toughest spectator sport” a little less tough, but not much …
Anyone who has read stuff on the Internet, through websites like Reddit.com, knows that much of the content is put up as a joke. But sometimes that joke is taken seriously to the point that it…
Residents all over Michigan, and especially in the state’s upper peninsula, were aghast at a recent slight against the U.P. that was inadvertently done by the Pepsi-Cola Company through it’s “…
One of the highlights of my year is getting to take fireworks photos during the Independence Day celebration that is held every year in Iosco County. It’s more than just a “point and shoot” ac…
Friday was a busy day for me at the Oscoda Press. I was covering for people who were off, getting pages designed for the coming newspaper, and juggling many different things, when I realized i…
I never knew Denise “Ester” Radgowski, the former owner of the Tawas Bar in Tawas City, as a business owner. Most of my interactions with the woman, who passed away at the age of 68 on June 1,…
A week or so ago I found out that standing in the eastbound lane of Tittabawassee Road, near the on ramp for the 675 Northbound Expressway in Saginaw in the middle of the day is not the best p…
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for a few months you’ve undoubtedly heard of the HBO show “Game of Thrones.” For those just coming out from under the rock, the television show is a medi…
