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New EPA panel should facilitate lakes projects
March 18, 2013 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last week announced the membership list of the first Great Lakes Advisory Board, a group of scientists, business leaders and non-profit representatives. more »»
Wolf meeting an exercise in how to get things done
March 17, 2013 All sides involved in the current debate over whether a wolf hunt will be established in Michigan should be congratulated for the respect they showed each other at a wolf management meeting last... more »»
Anti-gun violence not the same thing as anti-gun
March 17, 2013 Reasonable efforts at curbing gun violence cannot simply be rejected as “anti-gun. more »»
Mag article explored high costs of health care today
March 17, 2013 Time magazine recently published a 35-page, 24,000-word report on the causes behind the high health-care costs in the United States. more »»
North Korean threats must be taken seriously
March 16, 2013 One never really knows how much of North Korea’s bluster and bombast to take seriously. It isn’t new, after all. more »»
Superior Dome this weekend the place for car deals
March 15, 2013 The weather has been decidedly sunny the past two days, which might turn folks’ fancies to the thoughts of a shiny car, truck, sports-utility vehicle or van. more »»
Finding new truck route worth the effort
March 14, 2013 Marquette city officials launched an effort this week to open up a dialogue with its neighbors involving the large increase in truck traffic through their communities that is on the horizo. more »»
Bureaucracy reigns supreme in pollution flap
March 13, 2013 Looking for an example of a bureaucracy trying to fix one problem and generating another? Try looking beneath the waves of western Lake Superior. more »»
Detroit moving on after Kilpatrick conviction
March 12, 2013 Federal prosecutors in a five-month trial claimed that corruption surrounded former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick when he held that office from 2001 to 2008. more »»
DNR public meetings worth attending
March 11, 2013 We urge area fishermen and women or anyone interested in the resource to consider attending one of a dozen meetings the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is planning in the next month or so... more »»
NRTF land purchase in Alger County is a good idea
March 10, 2013 This week, Michigan Department of Natural Resources Director Keith Creagh is considering staff recommendations to approve a $. more »»
Good public policy means putting our kids first
March 10, 2013 Economists say there’s a recovery under way, yet the effects of the Great Recession continue to impact Upper Peninsula children and their families, according to latest Kids Count in Michigan Data... more »»
Expect the pinch on local budgets, services to worsen
March 10, 2013 After years of service cuts, Michigan cities and counties say they’re on firmer financial footing, happy with the package of services they deliver to residents and with, in large part, comfortable... more »»
Surgeon general Koop was one of a kind
March 9, 2013 The recent passing of C. Everett Koop brought to mind his many contributions as U.S. surgeon general. Koop served in that post from 1981 to 1989 during the Reagan administration.?He died Feb. more »»
Builders Show offers wealth of information
March 7, 2013 As winter begins to wane and spring is just around the corner, now is the time to plan those summer projects around the house. more »»
Health care forum chance to get informed
March 6, 2013 A piece of legislation as complex as the Affordable Care Act — commonly known as Obamacare — is bound to generate questions. more »»
Dropping foreclosures add up to good news
March 5, 2013 An annual report from Marquette County Treasurer Anne Giroux that often passes all but unnoticed has generated a bit of buzz locally, especially the real estate and finance communities. more »»
Global food effort positive step in seizing future
March 4, 2013 We like a global effort that’s being led by Michigan State University aimed at developing sustainable ways of feeding people in large metropolitan areas well into the futur. more »»
Marquette Regional History Center a community gem
March 3, 2013 The Marquette County Historical Society —now called the Marquette Regional History Center— celebrated its 95th birthday this week, during an annual meeting in Marquette. more »»
Mining trucks should stay off Marquette streets
March 3, 2013 About 4 1/2 years ago, I was on the Marquette City Commission. We then made a half try at a truck ordinance aimed at trucks, e.g. more »» |
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