LANSING — The need for homeless shelter services in rural Michigan has increased at least five-fold in the last two years, says Chelsie Wilkinson, the executive director of Marquette’s Room at the Inn. “We’re disproportionately seeing homelessness affect our area more than at the ...
COTTAGE GROVE, MN- Bonnie L Ely of Cottage Grove, Minnesota was called to heaven on March 31st, 2025 at the home of her youngest daughter and son-in-law. She was surrounded by her loving family. Bonnie was born December 6th, 1950 to Orland and Rhea (Kippola) Powelson in Munising, Michigan. ...
For the Evangelical Christians who have given — and still give — overwhelming support to President Trump while refusing to criticize him for language and behavior they would presumably denounce in a fellow church member, here’s an easy one for you. There’s a heretic inside the White House. For those not familiar with the term it means “a professed believer who maintains religious opinions contrary to those accepted by their church or rejects doctrines prescribed by that church.” Paula White-Cain heads the White House faith office and fits that definition. She is a ...
To the Journal editor: A March 14, 2025 presidential executive order was issued to eliminate funding for the Institute of Museum and Library Services. This funding provided many valuable services, including funding for Michigan eLibrary interlibrary loan services. Although the Peter White Library has an extensive collection, there are many times that I have used interlibrary loans to obtain books and DVDs not in our local collection. PWPL patrons borrowed 10,629 items through interlibrary loan in the 2023-2024 fiscal year. In turn, PWPL loaned 9,526 items to other libraries. ...
