This past year, I have written a lot about how much plans have changed and had to be re-molded because of the pandemic. On February 27th, I turned 16 -years- old. Words cannot explain how happy I was to no longer be 15, because less than three weeks after my 15th birthday, Covid hit, so this ...
MARQUETTE — The Upper Peninsula Publishers & Authors Association has announced the winners of the 4th annual Dandelion Cottage Award, which recognizes U.P. student short story writers of excellence in grades 5 to 12. In the senior division for grades 9 to 12, first place was awarded to ...
MARQUETTE — February is Career Technical Education month, and the annual publication that details related opportunities in Marquette and Alger counties has transitioned from a print to a digital format in its seventh year, Northern Michigan University announced. The online CTE Magazine ...
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part two of a two-part series. Part one was published in the Feb. 13-14 weekend edition of The Mining Journal. I sat anxiously in the waiting room before my first surgery, clutching my mom’s hand as my tiny legs swayed under the chair, my toes unable to touch the ...
MUNISING — A summer work opportunity is available for area young people through the Youth Conservation Corps program at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Youth between the ages of 15 and 18 may apply for the YCC program. There are no income restrictions for this employment ...
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part one of a two-part series. Part two will be published in the Feb. 20-21 weekend edition of The Mining Journal. I was born two months early, exactly on the date of my mother’s 25th birthday. As a premature baby I spent six weeks in the NICU enduring health ...