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Local farms compete with imported turkeys during Thanksgiving

LANSING — When you reminisce about the Thanksgiving season, it’s easy to envision a belly stuffed with turkey, then leaning all the way back in your favorite recliner for a nap. The hard work of small-town turkey farmers around Michigan is likely to go unnoticed when many consumers head ...

‘Little Red Riding Hood syndrome:’ Wolf controversy in the UP

MARQUETTE — The state’s Natural Resources Commission wants to know more before deciding whether to allow the hunting of wolves — if Michigan’s largest predator is taken off the federal endangered species list. Although protected nationally, the state’s wolf population has stayed ...

Daniel Jackovich: ‘Around the clock work’

By LISA BOWERS Journal City Editor MARQUETTE — When Dan Jackovich went in to the military in November of 1965, the Navy was not his first choice. He had been working at Cliffs Dow for a few months, had attended classes at Northern Michigan University for a year and wasn’t planning to go ...

Longyear photography on tap

MARQUETTE — The Marquette Regional History Center presents “The Cruise of the Abbie Returns: Photography and Adventure on Lake Superior.” The program is 6:30 p.m. Nov. 15 at the center, located at 145 W. Spring St., Marquette. In 1889 John M. Longyear set out on his boat to tour Lake ...

LSCP Perspectives: Investing in an “all of the above” energy strategy

Electricity is essential to our way of life. When we flip a switch, we expect the light will turn on. That our phones will reliably charge each night. And that our workplaces will function so we can make a living. Ensuring that electricity is affordable, and reliable is a cornerstone of ...