We would like to commend the folks out in Gwinn for how well they are not just maintaining but improving the Forsyth Township Clubhouse — an early 20th-century building along Maple Street in Gwinn. The building — which includes the Forsyth Township Senior Center among other services — ...
To the Journal editor: There seems to be a lot of critics of Richard Lehto’s faith in God. Some of the criticism concerns the inerrancy and inspiration of the Bible. Comments include ridicule of the story of Noah’s Ark and promotion of the idea of separation of church and state. Let me ...
jules witcover WASHINGTON — President Trump’s decision to hold firm on his government shutdown to get Congress to bankroll his southern border wall makes a mockery of his reputation as a great deal-maker. All he has achieved is confirmation of his incompetence in governance. His ...
Area residents and visitors alike looking for something fun to do are advised that the city of Negaunee is rolling out the fun carpet this weekend with the annual observation of Heikki Lunta, known as a celebration of Finnish heritage and all things winter. Event organizer and luge club coach ...
To the Journal editor: I would like to say thank you to the 75 businesses and individuals that contributed to Shop with a Cop. This year, your donations led to another very successful year serving over 34 children in our area. We appreciate this overwhelming support in light of the ...
Drugmakers rang in the new year by raising prices on hundreds of products — American prices, that is. Americans focused on the celebrations weren’t paying attention. Allergan led the parade, hiking its prices by 10 percent on more than two dozen drugs. But note this: It didn’t raise the ...
Dear Annie: I have gotten to the point that I no longer like to go out to eat, especially if it is a restaurant that my wife and I have not gone to before. Here’s why. You have a great meal in a nice restaurant. The service was friendly and excellent. When the check comes and I put my money ...
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” — Marcel Proust Winter seems to have finally found a home in the Upper Peninsula. With several days of snow and more seasonable temperatures, the woods and Great Lakes shorelines are taking on ...
In a recent focus group of people aged 18 to 24 in Marquette County, over half of the 77 individuals reported they would likely not seek help for mental illnesses, said Great Lakes Recovery Center Foundation Coordinator Amy Poirier. The largest barrier, according to 34 survey respondents, ...
To the Journal editor: Reading a recent column in The Mining Journal titled “Political correctness is way out of control”, brought me back to my youth. I grew up in Allen Park, an all white suburb of Detroit, in the 1960s and early 1970s. In this place and at that time, use of the ...
Before we get to the question of whether the president of the United States is a Russian asset, let’s consider another question: When was the last time a popular and contentious conspiracy theory turned out to be true? Not a little true, but, like, really true? It does happen. Whittaker ...
Good dental care involves more than a toothbrush and toothpaste, which means that without the proper attention, expenses can add up with cleanings, fillings and the like. Unfortunately, not everyone has dental insurance. To help fill this gap — maybe in more ways than one — the U.P. ...
To the Journal editor: I have an answer to the liberals. Obama would love this project. It’s shovel ready, it's called a wall.
To the Journal editor: I saw a disturbing example of the misuse of a fat tire bike at Marquette’s Presque Isle Park on the afternoon of Jan. 8 that almost resulted in the deaths of two deer. There were a doe and fawn by the Moosewood Nature Center as the fat tire bike rider pedaled across ...
When you receive your paycheck and look at the withholding for federal, state and sometimes city taxes, along with Social Security and Medicare, you probably don’t think you’re underpaying governments and want them to take more. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio believes that if you have ...
Upper Peninsula residents heat their homes in a wide variety of ways. Most common, perhaps, is the use of natural gas but propane, fuel oil, electricity and even wood make up most of the rest. And if residents use different fuels to provide heat, one thing certainly all have in common is a ...
To the Journal editor: As a Michigan teacher, I remember migrants coming every fall to pick produce. They were welcomed, and schools provided bilingual services to their children. “Illegal” or legal wasn’t discussed. We needed these good workers. A friend was the accountant for a ...
Shortly after the cooling of the earth, I was privileged to be given a firsthand look at a Louisiana statewide campaign. It was then that I learned about former Louisiana Gov. Earl Long, who was portrayed by Paul Newman in the movie “Blaze,” which allegedly told the story of the married ...
No one can dispute the importance of snowmobiling, both as a general proposition in the state as a whole and here in the Upper Peninsula in particular. Put another way, some areas of the region largely depend on snowmobiling for its economic survival. But it's a sport that requires, it seems, ...
To the Journal editor: StyroFree Marquette is a grassroots group of local citizens and business owners. We promote the benefits of replacing Styrofoam TM (expanded polystyrene, or EPS) takeout and beverage containers with healthier, environmentally safer options for our beloved UP beauty. ...