MARQUETTE — Northern Michigan University’s 18th annual UNITED Conference will be held March 17-18 in the Northern Center. It revolves around the theme “Voices of the Earth: Learning, Leading and Advancing Equity Together.” Keynote speakers and presentations are Leanne Betasamosake ...
By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The deadly Los Angeles wildfires had just begun when Comic Relief US’ new CEO took the helm at the charity that uses entertainment to combat poverty. Michele Ganeless noticed Hollywood’s response all the way from New York. She saw ...
MARQUETTE — On Sunday, The Michigan Music Education Association Elementary Honors Choir will perform at Reynolds Recital Hall on the campus of Northern Michigan University in Marquette. The performance, which features 100 third- through fifth-grade students throughout the Upper Peninsula ...
DETROIT (AP) — City outreach staff will visit families who call to report an imminent loss of housing, one of many steps after two Detroit children recently died in a van in below-freezing temperatures, the mayor said Thursday. “This cannot ever happen again,” Mayor Mike Duggan ...
ISHPEMING — Food truck owner Michael Grant said he has no illusions about replacing the celebrated Italian restaurant that was Ralph’s Italian Deli. “We’re taking over a community staple that’s been in this city for generations,” he said. Ralph’s went out of business in ...