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A column by Alan Campbell

Elevate cherries and farmers who grow them

The cherry is queen of crops grown in Leelanau County. Why not give it an official title for all of Michigan? A bill was introduced last week by state Sen. 09/25/2024 04:23 PM

A column by Brian Freiberger

Visit South Manitou in 2025

Last week, I had the privilege of traveling to South Manitou Island with a group from the Leelanau Historical Society. This trip had been on my bucket list ever since I moved to the Leelanau Peninsula in 2021. 09/18/2024 05:51 PM

Breaking tasks into chunks

Breaking tasks into chunks

A couple weeks ago, I took vacation time to visit friends and family in New Hampshire. The highlight of the trip was my visit to Mount Cardigan. It’s a somewhat less imposing climb compared to many of the nearby White Mountains, at 3,155 feet above sea level. But in the words of another party of hikers who I encountered on the trail, “‘easier’ doesn’t necessarily mean ‘easy.’” The weather was clear on the day of the hike, but several days of rain earlier that week made the hike pose two very different challenges. On the one hand, there was a pressure cooker: humidity trapped under the forest canopy in the valleys below the mount. On the other, was the summit: bare granite unshielded by tree cover and exposed to powerful, cold winds. 09/12/2024 06:28 AM

By Tim Skubick

Gender gap in presidential race

If it’s the boy voters vs. the girls on the presidential playground, the boys pick Donald Trump by a seven point margin which is a solid win for the former prez. 09/04/2024 03:50 PM

A column by Amy Hubbell

Friend lost, now 1 dog family

We lost a friend last week. The kind with a cool nose and wagging tail. 08/28/2024 10:35 PM

By Tim Skubick

Candidates share ‘mom’ messages

Candidates for office are always scratching around for some way to connect with voters who may or may not have anything in common with the candidate per se. Politicans want to avoid at all cost the impression that he or she is “out of touch” with the citizens they need to get into office. 08/28/2024 10:35 PM

A column by Alan Campbell

Step up to help veterans with hall

She’s a tired, old building. She needs help. 08/21/2024 09:15 PM

By Tim Skubick

Dixon considering run in 2026

If you voted for the losing candidate for governor in 2022, you might want to start looking for those Tudor Dixon yard signs stuffed out there in the garage some place. As you are about to read for the first time, she could run again in 2026. 08/21/2024 09:15 PM

A column by Brian Freiberger

Take a breathe, still some summer ahead

It’s about that time of year where we are looking ahead to fall. But for me I hate hearing the “F” word because I love summer and events it brings to the peninsula all too much. 08/14/2024 04:33 PM

By Tim Skubick

An era of political violence

Mom was up at the crack of dawn on Election Day. Not because she wanted to be first in line to vote, but she had a more compelling reason. As captain of the team of volunteer poll workers, she needed to be at city hall, just across the street, before the voters started pouring in at 7 a.m. And always a stickler for details, mom wanted everything ship shape before the most important day of our democracy began. 08/14/2024 04:33 PM

A column by Zachary Marano

Reporter, grandma bond over scam attempt

A couple weeks ago now, I drove down to southeast Michigan to join my family in celebrating grandma’s 85th birthday. Reconnecting with family helped me keep things in perspective despite recent happenings in local, national, and international news. 08/08/2024 06:09 AM

A column by Meakalia Previch-Liu

Teacher assistants help in all ways, always

It’s hard to believe that August is already here, but here we are once again, with autumn just around the corner and the start of school quickly approaching for many families. We recently wrapped up one of our latest special sections at the paper focused on “helping hands,” in which all staff writers got to highlight different people eager to help in our community. 07/31/2024 06:36 PM

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