The word doldrums emerged from the very difficult sailing area around the equator known as the Intertropical Convergence Zone, where winds are light or nonexistent and a sailboat, no matter how big or ...

We have always known it takes a village to bring the Christmas magic to our beautiful village, and each and every year our volunteers step up and make it happen. The 4Cs appreciates all who gave their ...

Myron Tice is a passionate ice fisherman with business cards that read “Have Ice? Will Travel!” Thanks to global warming, the ...

Jules Feiffer, the acclaimed cartoonist, playwright, and screenwriter, passed away due to congestive heart failure on Friday, ...

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First Amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the ...

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GAYLORD — The company behind the proposed solar panel project in Otsego County's Hayes Township said it won't be using land from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. "The project ...

GAYLORD — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is considering leasing about 420 acres in Otsego County's Hayes Township for a proposed solar farm. The DNR land is adjacent to a planned ...

Lake-effect snow typically happens when the lakes are ice-free and the water is still relatively warm. As winter drags on, presumably cooling the water and perhaps forming ice sheets, the ...