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Editorial

Bucks & Booze podcast captures history, humor

Like history? A lot of people do. How about Upper Peninsula history, with a focus on the cherished activity of deer hunting? “I’ve been trying to find a way to capture and preserve my family’s hunting history because it has been a really big part of our family for generations,” said ...

Regional cannabis conference should be educational

Whether one consumes the stuff or not, it cannot be denied that Michigan’s cannabis industry is going great guns. A great many of the retail businesses have sprung up like, well, weeds, since the state’s electorate approved by a wide margin the use of recreational marijuana in 2018. By ...

Artists in Excellence an outstanding local program

It has been the long-held view and opinion of The Mining Journal that arts and culture comprise an important part of any community’s fabric. A vibrant arts and culture community, backed and supported by not only government but the institutions that make up a community, is necessary to a ...

Spring flooding plays havoc with county, region

We in the Upper Peninsula are accustomed to lousy weather and the late arrival of spring. But we, thankfully, are not as used to the terrible flooding happening in many parts of our peninsula. How terrible? Millions of dollars of damage terrible. Rapid snowmelt has caused flooding and ...

Free Comic Book Day is great time to get into reading

With today being April 20, we would like to take this opportunity to mention another relatively obscure but also rapidly growing national “holiday” — Free Comic Book Day. The website freecomicbookday.com states, “Free Comic Book Day is the biggest event in the comic book industry — ...

Research award to benefit NMU forensic program

One of Northern Michigan University’s most unique programs involves the study of death, which although can be morbid to some people, is essential to scientific research. The Center for Forensic Anthropology at NMU, which includes the Forensic Research Outdoor Station, recently received a ...