6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (461+ words) ESCANABA -- Veterans from throughout the Upper Peninsula are preparing to depart from Escanaba for Washington, D.C., Wednesday on the 29th Upper Peninsula Honor Flight mission. 73 veterans -- including one woman -- who served during the Korean and Vietnam wars are set to board Mission…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (675+ words) El-Sayed condemned the attack, but a few days later, noting that relatives of the attacker had died in an Israeli air strike in Lebanon, El-Sayed equivocated, saying, “Hurt people hurt people.” If you think that Israel’s actions in Lebanon justify…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (623+ words) Where does Tom Homan go to get his apology? When Trump put his border czar in charge of unwinding the controversial DHS operation in Minneapolis earlier this year, critics on the right believed that Homan would be the instrument of…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (534+ words) ESCANABA -- Communities in the Upper Peninsula and around the country are preparing to celebrate Labor Day, a holiday that recognizes workers and labor union activists -- though many tend to view the holiday as a marker of the end of summer…...

2+ week, 11+ hour ago   (952+ words) Sewing machines, cabinets, bags and more, plus vacuums and accessories, are sold at Quality Sew & Vac in Escanaba. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press) This advertisement ran in the Daily Press in May of 1963. The business then known as Delta Sewing Center has…...

3+ week, 11+ hour ago   (552+ words) ESCANABA — A family business that has been producing bath and body products to sell online and at pop-ups is getting its first ever storefront. Charlie Charlie Soap Co. LLC is working on moving into the Delta Plaza Mall. Chris and…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (469+ words) dailypress.net Gusts and grounding in third August race LITTLE BAY DE NOC -- Wednesday’s yacht racing made for some close competition between crews as they negotiated a sudden wind shift late in the action. The winner of the spinnaker class…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (297+ words) Katie Peterson bicycles on the lawn near the Escanaba marina on Wednesday. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press) Athletes and volunteers associated with Special Olympics Michigan Area 1 practice riding bicycles in Ludington Park in Escanaba. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press) ESCANABA — It’s been a few…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (286+ words) Dear Annie: I have a friend, “Rosie,” who kicked me out to the curb (metaphorically speaking) when her sister moved into her mobile home park. Prior to her sister’s moving into the neighborhood, Rosie and I saw a lot of…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (330+ words) ESCANABA -- Upper Michigan has an invisible air force patrolling the summer sky. They zoom, dive bomb, and attack at dusk and in the twilight hours. Hardly anyone notices them. Hardly anyone hears their peent-peent cries as they zero in on…...