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Last December, Theresa Eischen was watching the news when a story caught her attention. The original Star Wars film was being translated into Anishinaabemowin, an endangered language. Theresa had zero voice acting experience, but she loves Star Wars and is fluent in Anishinaabemowin. So she auditioned to voice Princess Leia. It was a long shot.

A researcher in Ohio was surrounded by hundreds of dead ash trees. They had been wiped out by this beetle called the emerald ash borer. But then, in that same forest, she found a lone tree thriving. Could this tree be the key to saving ash from extinction?

Cougars are making a comeback. The iconic wildcat hasn’t had a breeding population in the Great Lakes states since the early 1900s, but now they’re moving east. Experts say they could be back soon. Some people swear they already are.

Cougars are making a comeback. The iconic wildcat hasn’t had a breeding population in the Great Lakes states since the early 1900s, but now they’re moving east. Experts say they could be back soon. Some people swear they already are.

The cities of Charlevoix, Cheboygan and Sault Ste. Marie are all getting $25,000 to boost their shopping districts.

Officials are proud at how fast the community bounced back but there’s still plenty of work to do.

The Moon came to New Phase early Saturday morning, and this week, we’ll see it as a beautiful waxing crescent in the West after sunset, making its way among the stars that are below the celestial equator.

This week in the sky it’s all about time, with Saturn peeking up over the eastern edge of the world just as the Sun sets.

Historically, an understanding of the stars can be divided into three periods: from the ancient era of humanity to the scientific revolution of the middle ages; from that revolution to the 20th century; and from the 20th century to the present.

Greg Nagy’s Men of Leisure featuring lead guitarist and lead vocalist Greg Nagy along with Donny Brown on vocals and drums, Jim Alfredson on keyboard and vocals and Joseph Velos on bass. The Men of Leisure bring their own improvisational style to songs you know and love.