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Graduation parties: Bittersweet rites of passage
June 25, 2011 I know another reason why graduation is called commencement. more »» 
Thrilled to be chosen
June 18, 2011 MARQUETTE — Angela Wesselman-Pierce is proud to be part of a current show at the DeVos Art Museum at Northern Michigan University in Marquette. more »» 
Morning, UP
June 18, 2011 It has been more than three months since I cut the cable... television, that is. The decision was made for several reasons. One was financia. more »» 
HELPING HAND
June 11, 2011 MARQUETTE — What started out as a CD release party has evolved into much more. more »» 
Comedian boosts career online
June 4, 2011 NEGAUNEE — It was early 1994 and a teenage Dan Aho really wanted to see “Blue Chips,” the college basketball movie starring Nick Nolte and Shaquille O’Neal. more »» 
Pioneer Days: Bringing classmates together
June 4, 2011 Five weeks from this morning, I will be riding a float in the Pioneer Days parade among the only group of people on earth who should know who said the following: “No jungle music... more »» 
FINN?POWER
May 28, 2011 MARQUETTE — In the past, the Marquette Scandinavian Midsummer Festival organizers have invited local cultural, civic and/or religious leaders to take part in the opening ceremony and/or the... more »» 
Midsummer Fest
May 28, 2011 MARQUETTE — The 2011 Marquette Scandinavian Midsummer Festival takes place Saturday, June 25 at Presque Isle Park in Marquette with a variety of music and dance, crafts and a marketplace, ethnic... more »»
Stuff happens: Sometimes life is just messy
May 28, 2011 I awoke one recent morning to an ice-cold house; my thermostat and my furnace were not on speaking terms. This shouldn’t have been a problem in May, but this being May in the U.P., it was a problem. more »» 
SUMMER SOUNDS
May 21, 2011 MARQUETTE — The central Upper Peninsula will be alive with the sound of music again this summer. more »»
Tragedy: Worrying about children everywhere
May 21, 2011 His sweet little face haunts m. more »» 
Superior scholar
May 14, 2011 MARQUETTE — Archeologist Marla Buckmaster could not have been more pleased with how some of her colleagues and former students chose to salute her career after her retiremen. more »» 
Sitcom oasis: Channel has oldies, goodies
May 14, 2011 I’m impressed by my friend, co-worker and fellow TV lover Renee Prusi’s decision to forego TV. I tried giving up TV once, too, and was chagrined by how much I missed it. more »» 
JUST?US FOLKS
May 7, 2011 MARQUETTE — Dan Truckey wanted to create a venue for a specific kind of music. “I’m a folk musician like a lot of people here,” he said. “There’s really no place for folk musicians to play regularl. more »» 
Morning, UP
May 7, 2011 Deb Pascoe, my colleague and beloved friend whose column alternates with mine in this space on Saturdays, is an awesome writer. more »»
Taking it one piece at a time
May 1, 2011 A t times, life can be overwhelming. There never seem to be enough hours in the day to get done what needs to be done. It didn’t always used to be this way. more »» 
DIGGING UP HISTORY
April 30, 2011 MARQUETTE — Virginia Dawson said she always had her eye on Cleveland-Cliffs. A corporate historian, Dawson is based in Cleveland, the city along Lake Erie’s shore that is the company’s home base. more »» 
AUTHORS ON TOUR
April 23, 2011 MARQUETTE — Negaunee native Ron Riekki — whose most well-known book so far is called “U.P.” — is putting together a literary event that emphasizes just that: The Upper Peninsula of Michigan. more »»
Royal weddings: Hoping for a fairytale
April 23, 2011 It was nearly 30 years ago, but the memory of the day Lady Diana Spencer married Prince Charles is etched in my mind. more »» 
Small-town girl, city boy ...
April 16, 2011 MARQUETTE — She’s a small-town girl, from rural Carney in the Upper Peninsula. He’s a city boy, born and raised in east Detroit. He’s been playing instruments since he was a child. more »» |
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