Schools should be among the safest places in the world for kids. They are supposed to be a harbor for learning, interacting with other kids peacefully and respecting teachers. Sometimes, though, things happen that threaten that safety. Some are along the lines of minor skirmishes between ...

Although it’s taken awhile, we were pleased last week to report that the state of Michigan is finally getting involved in a meaningful way with trying to solve the issue of a lack of affordable housing in Superiorland. Locally, Community Action Alger Marquette has partnered with the ...

As housing rental rates and price tags on new homes continue to rise at astonishing rates in Marquette County and beyond, Community Action Alger Marquette has partnered with the Michigan State Housing Development Authority to create Michigan’s first-ever Statewide Housing Plan. The plan is ...

One of the Midwest’s finest attractions will be open to the public again this coming week. That attraction is the Marquette Maritime Museum. This museum may be one of the best-kept secrets in the Upper Peninsula. According to the museum’s website, it features exhibits on shipwrecks in ...

When you’re looking for something to do in Superiorland this weekend, perhaps some of us can add “Help out a hungry neighbor” to that list. Marquette County letter carriers on Saturday will again participate in Stamp Out Hunger across America with the public’s help. In the 30 years ...

Governments, local, state and national, often throw grant money at projects and programs that have dubious value. In our experience, that’s the nature of that animal: Provide funding for a great many things and perhaps a handful will turn into something good. That certainly was not the ...