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Saturday: Weekend

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 ...

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 ...

‘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 ...

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 text, ...

‘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, we ...

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 named ...