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California's progressive employment laws and generous state-mandated benefits are often lost when workers move to red states to find cheaper housing and lower taxes.

Family day activities were held across Windsor and Essex County Monday, including a barbecue at the Windsor Salt picket lines.

Family day activities were held across Windsor and Essex County Monday, including a barbecue at the Windsor Salt picket lines.

By Tom Coombe

The provincial health officer is among 31 people receiving a provincial Medal of Good Citizenship on Thursday.

Print subscribers If youre a print subscriber, but do not yet have an online account, click here to create one. Non-subscribers NORDIC SKIING Johnston finishes in top five for second year in a row Ely skier Jasper Johnston competes last Friday during the state Nordic ski meet at Giants Ridge. He finished in fifth place overall as an individual Elys Zoe Devine finished in 35th place during last Thursdays girls competition at the state Nordic ski meet. Po...

Marshall Helmberger ELY— Senior Jasper Johnston and sophomore Zoe Devine each blew away their respective competition during the Ely Skiathlon, held last Thursday at Hidden Valley. Devine had strong support from teammates Phoebe Helm, Ava Skustad, and Julia Schwinghamer as the girls racked up 391 points to take first in the team competition against Carlton-Esko-Cromwell and Two Harbors. C-E-C was second with 381 points. The boys were edged by C-E-C, 386-384. Johnston, who had missed some earl...

Marshall Helmberger DULUTH— Ely skiers took the top spots in a tough field here on Tuesday, but both the boys and girls finished second overall on the challenging 5K Spirit Mountain course. Ely junior Gabriel Pointer took first place in the varsity boys competition, with a time of 12:20.4. Jon Hakala finished in the fourth spot (13:07.8) and Micah Larson finished seventh (13:38.7). For the girls, sophomore Zoe Devine dominated the field, finishing first with a time of 13:59.0. Phoebe Helms fi...