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Dr. Paul Dake is semi-retired; moved to the Pinconning area to be near family and is submitting articles for the Journal. Dr. Dake has an Undergraduate degree in Physiology and M.D. degree, both from Michigan State University, the latter awarded in 1978; immediately thereafter, Family Medicine...
Rep. Annette Glenn today said car insurance reforms she helped approve will lead to $400 refunds for each insured vehicle early next year.
The refunds for insured drivers are coming from the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association. The association has built up a surplus in large part because of...
What would you do if you were awakened at night by the Emergency Broadcast System on your phone saying there was immediate danger? Would you think about it for a second and then shut it off and go back to sleep?
The Bible predicted the time we are in 2000 years ago with great accuracy: rumors of...
It is nearly impossible to talk about winter birdfeeders without also talking about one of the commonest birds in Michigan, the Black-capped Chickadee. Present every month of the year, but especially prevalent in winter, this little clown with its black cap, bib, and legs, its white breast and...
For more than a year, law enforcement agencies across the nation have reported an alarming rise in speeding and fatal crashes despite a decrease in the number of road miles traveled.
To combat this deadly and dangerous trend, the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning (OHSP) is announcing that...
Lynn Eckerle is the author of the weekly food column The Recipe Exchange along with a blog, Lynn’s Musings From a Deep Well. She loves country cooking, small town living and taking the back roads.
Dear Lynn,
Would you please ask if anyone has a good recipe for quiche?
Betsy from Frederic
Edna from...
For the last 16 years, members of the Rotary Club of Pinconning & Standish have provided age-appropriate dictionaries for 3rd graders, and thesauruses for 4th graders, in local schools. Since 2005, about 7,000 books have been given to students in the Pinconning, Standish-Sterling, and AuGres-...
The loss of habitat and the introduction of aggressive competitors can be very detrimental to native species. A good example of this is the plight of the Red-headed Woodpecker which was once one of the more common woodpeckers in Michigan. Today, with the loss of oak woodlands and the arrival of the...
(NAPSI)—Weather today is challenging and the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI) reminds home and business owners that it’s important to make sure you have the right outdoor power equipment on hand and to keep equipment in good working order year-round.
A chainsaw or pole pruner can trim limbs...
(NAPSI)—Weather today is challenging and the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI) reminds home and business owners that it’s important to make sure you have the right outdoor power equipment on hand and to keep equipment in good working order year-round.
A chainsaw or pole pruner can trim limbs...