We join what we believe are literally millions of people who were absolutely appalled by comments made last week by a downstate city council candidate during a forum attended by local residents and media. Jean Cramer, who is running for a seat on the Marysville City Council, was asked if the ...
Residential recycling has been something we’ve heard quite a bit about in recent years, but recycling in the workplace hasn’t always been at the forefront of the discussion. That’s unfortunate, considering the workplace is where many of us spend a good chunk of our time during the week ...
Marquette City Commission candidate Margaret Brumm was the subject of a modest dollop of criticism in recent days after she asked that the votes cast for commission candidates in the August primary be recounted. Thankfully, the criticism was mostly muted and short lived. Brumm received the ...
Two days of food, music and fun commence this afternoon when Marquette West Rotary’s HarborFest returns to Marquette’s Mattson Lower Harbor Park. It’s an action-packed two-day festival, with all kinds of activity in and near the park. There are inflatables for the kids to enjoy and a ...
Author John Green wrote, “Grief does not change you. It reveals you.” This has rarely been more evident than with the local nonprofit, Amarah’s Light. Amarah’s Light will be holding the fourth annual Amarah’s Light Prince/Princess Parade: Walk Run Family Fun at noon on Saturday at ...
Unwanted books are a sad thing. However, thanks to efforts from several caring K.I. Sawyer residents, that literary population is on the decrease. Melissa Derby is founder of Read UP Bookmobile, a book exchange program that promotes literacy in the Upper Peninsula. Derby got the idea for ...
If a community, any community, can find its beating heart in its economic energy, employment opportunities and business acumen, it could be argued, we believe, that a community’s non-religious soul is centered in its arts and culture community. There is something singularly wonderful in ...
Give the folks who live and work at K.I. Sawyer credit. Rather than simply sitting and stewing about the challenges their particular area faces, people are meeting those challenges head on, starting with identifying what the issues are and potential solutions. That process includes focus ...
Big money always talks and this past week it was talking about world class skiing. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and other high-ranking folks in the sports world and business communities gathered at the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame in Ishpeming Wednesday. Their reason? To announce a major push ...
If anyone needed any additional proof that people’s pets are important to them and the animal’s passing is very often devastating, the establishment of a Negaunee business should confirm the role Fido and Boots can play. Compassionate Pet Care of the U.P. is, as far as we can see, the ...
Saturday marks the third annual Classic Cars on Third Car Show, a chance to check out some beautiful machines, but more importantly, an opportunity to honor a young woman who was taken from this Earth too soon. The show is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday on North Third Street in downtown ...
The proverbial “all good things must come to an end” has again reared its ugly head, this time with a location that used to be one of Marquette’s most visited and beloved landmarks. The Marquette Mall, once home to over 50 establishments, including a cinema, a restaurant, an arcade and ...
Even though your wants and needs might be urgent, sometimes it’s better to stand back and wait a bit before pressing forward. The Gwinn Area Community Schools Board of Education on Monday decided not to pursue asking for a sinking fund millage in the Nov. 5 election. That’s a wise move. ...
After the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, investigators discovered that the lone man assigned to guard the president, John Parker, had abandoned his post to watch the play from an adjacent box at Ford’s Theater. Worse, at intermission, Parker adjourned to a nearby saloon to have drinks with ...
If anyone among us thought the fight to keep the Asian carp out of the Great Lakes was all but won, a new report just out in recent days should put a stop to those thoughts. The University of Michigan research paper found that the species would likely flourish if it ever made it to Lake ...
A group of intrepid volunteer divers supported by volunteers and others on shore spent a good part of Saturday at Marquette's Lower Harbor, bringing a wide variety of objects to the surface for disposal, including but not limited to tires large and small, car batteries and metal ...
The scientific research and evidence surrounding climate change is continuing to grow and the devastating impacts that information predicts should not be ignored any longer. Whatever your position on climate change — whether you believe it, consider it a hoax, think it’s the natural ...
A gathering set for next Monday on the campus of Northern Michigan University that is expected to include state Rep. Sara Cambensy and state Attorney General Dana Nessel should be worth attending. Dubbed a senior citizens summit, a press release sent out by Cambensy’s office indicates at ...
The Ore to Shore Mountain Bike Epic is always a highlight of summer in the Upper Peninsula. Saturday will be the 20th anniversary edition of Michigan’s largest mass start, point to point MTB event. The O2S is not just a race but a whole set of races: the 48-mile Hard Rock, which has a 10 ...
Bernie Stanaway Jr., the current commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3165 in Negaunee, has been named 2019’s Upper Peninsula Veteran of the Year, and we believe there are few candidates more worthy of this recognition than him. When Stanaway joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1992, ...