BOYNE CITY, MICH. — Artist and speaker Matt Bowman has an international ministry which brings people from around the world to learn how...

GRAYLING -- Do we ever really know what is going on in the lives of people around? Sometimes, there is hidden pain behind the smiles...

Posted: Sunday, November 24, 2013 12:00 am) by Kurt Kolka CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jim Scancarelli is the writer and artist of the newspaper...

By Kurt J. Kolka GRAYLING – An area church group is helping keep the AuSable River clean for years to come. The Cadets of Friendship...

By KurtJ. Kolka GAYLORD – Five hundred years ago, on Oct. 31, 1517, a Catholic monk named Martin Luther nailed a list of 95 theses, or...

(Originally Posted: Monday, May 5, 2014) By Kurt J. Kolka GAYLORD — The Rev. Todd Brunworth has been a pastor for 38 years and the pastor...

By Kurt J. Kolka In my past couple of columns, I've been speaking about my struggles with depression which went on for decades. My lack...

By Kurt J. Kolka I remember that day well. I found myself in a psychologist's office after being referred by my primary care physician...

By Kurt J. Kolka What does the word “peace” mean to you? If you try to envision what a peaceful day would look like for you, what would...

November 09, 2012 | By Kurt J. Kolka GAYLORD -- “I still have nightmares about it,” said Gaylord resident Ed Belanger as he recalls that...

Jan. 2017 / By Kurt J. Kolka GAYLORD -- Jeff Alexander believes in healing. As he sees it, sometimes God heals through doctors and...

Nov. 11, 2013 / By Kurt J. Kolka ​Award-Winning Story GAYLORD — There is a Michael W. Smith song, popular during the 1990s, whose lyrics...