Making a Difference: From Leelanau to Africa

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A Michigan logger makes life better in a small town a world away. When Jim Kirt left the family farm in Leelanau County, he chose...

College, Connections, Career!

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Networking tips to help college grads land their first job. College graduation season is coming, launching a new crop of young adults seeking their first...

St. Joseph Student Represents Michigan at National Co-op Meeting

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Drew Graeber, a junior at Lake Michigan Catholic High School in St. Joseph, and a Great Lakes Energy Cooperative member, represented Michigan electric co-ops...

Celebrated Art May Be As Close As Your Post Office

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A busy post office isn’t where you’d expect to see wall murals and other artwork, but if the building was constructed during the 1930s...

Chocolates To Love

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Sweethearts have expressed their affection with heart-shaped boxes of chocolates since British candy maker Richard Cadbury introduced the romantic packaging for Valentine’s Day in...

You Can’t Make Me: Tips for Bringing Out the Best in Your Strong-willed Child.

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For 22 years, 6 months and 21 days, I was a perfect parent. I knew exactly how to get babies to sleep, toddlers to...

The Art of Island Living

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Julie McKay Covert likes to sit at her dining room table, cradling a steaming mug of hot chocolate and looking out over the treetops...

A Blizzard of Kindness

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No one will forget the “big one” of March 2nd, 2012. Over 2 feet of heavy, wet snow fell overnight throughout northern Michigan, and...

Neighbors Create New Plow to ‘Bully’ Winter

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Tired of being “bullied by the snow,” Paul Starner and Jerry Schichtel, of Traverse City, decided to fight back. They created the Snow Bully, a...

Renewable Energy: At Any Cost?

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On Nov. 6, you will have a chance to play an important role in establishing Michigan public policy. Besides having the opportunity to select...

Homemade Burgers Recipes Due by May 1

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Share your favorite “Homemade Burgers” recipe with us by May 1 and you could win a $100.00 credit on your electric bill. Plus, there’s...