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Reflecting on Halloween

Escaping your normal role and routine, and eating loads of candy, is what Halloween is all about. Scaredy-cats, old witches, ghosts, ghouls and goblins are part of it too. But playing dress up steals the show, in my inexpert opinion. Transforming into somebody or something else for a day can make you feel good and alive in a new way, or maybe sexy, or even make you feel a little foolish. This year, I felt all three. My coworker Renee Prusi told me about how she dressed up as a sleepwalker to a past Halloween work party, so I stole the idea and threw on my pajama pants, a T-shirt ...

Fishing on the big lake

Eli Alexander Hi, my name is Eli Alexander. I’m in the second grade at Father Marquette Catholic Academy. I am going to tell you about an awesome fishing trip that I went on this past summer. I’ve never gone fishing on a boat in Lake Superior, so when our friends invited us, I felt excited. We met in the morning at like 7 or 8. I don’t know exactly what time, but it was early. They got the boat ready and we got our life jackets on. Me, my mom, my dad, my sister, my brother, this other guy and Josh, the owner of the boat, were all on board and we took off slowly from the ...

Positive, more favorable news is coming soon

There’s a small slip of paper taped to the top of my desk at work. I’m not entirely sure who stuck it there, or exactly when, but it’s been there for a while, long before my tenure in this building began. The once white-colored paper now has a slight tinge of yellow to it, and the ...

‘Mining for Green Energy’

By CECILIA BROWN Journal Staff Writer MARQUETTE — As communities across the nation seek cleaner and more affordable energy sources, a team of researchers from Michigan Technological University is working with the city of Negaunee to find out if the Mather B mineshaft could potentially be ...

‘Lazy’ Saturday hiking

Recently, my mom, my sister, my grandpa, and my grandmother and I went hiking in the woods and got caught in a thunderstorm. So, here’s how it all went down: My mom decided she wanted to hike all day and have a picnic in the middle of our hike. I really was not into this idea, but anyway, ...

Local students make finals in statewide competition

By CHRISTIE BLECK Journal Staff Writer ISHPEMING — It wasn’t as big an issue 10 years ago, but cybersecurity is becoming more at the forefront of society — and that means it’s becoming more at the forefront of academia. A team from Westwood High School, Patriots 1, has been ...