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Sunday: Our Youth

‘Unite Marquette’ NMU student launches local fundraising effort

MARQUETTE — In response to the economic impact of COVID-19, Northern Michigan University student Joshua Gosseck has launched a fundraising campaign titled “Unite Marquette.” In this campaign, 100% of the proceeds from locally designed and printed T-shirt and mask sales will be used to ...

8-18 Media: A summer update

OK guys how are you doing? This Covid-19 stuff messed up this year, bigtime. I have to be homeschooled most of my 7th grade year, possibly all of it. But, I get to spend more time with my family. I do not know if that is a good thing or a bad thing. My family and I have been going out to my ...

Teens see pandemic-related shifts in summer jobs

ROANOKE, Va. — Teenagers were not spared from the dwindling job opportunities that pervaded the nation due to COVID-19. Restrictions on pools, day cares and food services made many typical summer jobs for students impossible this year. According to a June report from Challenger, Gray & ...

‘Camp-to-Go’: Bundles of lessons help kids explore the outdoors

MARQUETTE — Camping with COVID? It might sound like a catchy phrase, but it’s not such a good idea. Many youth-centered events were canceled this summer because of the COVID-19 pandemic, with organizers understandably not wanting youngsters to congregate too closely with each other. The ...

8-18 Media Guest Column: Reflecting on horror in cartoons

In many TV shows meant for children, there's always secret and hidden messages. One thing I seemed to notice throughout the years while watching, for example, Looney Tunes, was cartoon characters committing suicide either because they were mad at someone and couldn’t handle the anger or they ...