DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Ukraine’s first lady on Tuesday pressed world leaders and corporate executives at the World Economic Forum’s annual gathering to do more to help her country at a time when Russia’s invasion is leaving children dying and the world struggling with food ...
Dear Heloise: Is blackstrap molasses the same as regular molasses? -- Carolyn A., Pine Hill, New Jersey Carolyn, no, it’s not. Molasses comes from the juice of sugar cane or sugar beets. Once it’s gathered, the juice is boiled down to extract the sugar crystals. The number of times the ...
By Karen Kasper Ishpeming Historical Society Some of the groups immigrating to the United States during the 19th century brought pieces of their homeland with them, pieces that still survive today. The Cornish brought the pasty, the Finnish brought the sauna and the Norwegians brought ...
By JIM KOSKI Marquette Regional History Center They’re perhaps best known for one of the most famous comedy routines of all time, and for one day in 1942 residents in Marquette and Ishpeming were able to hear “Who’s on First” live from the duo that made it famous. Despite the fact ...
The Marquette Police Department is inviting the public to join Police Chief Ryan Grim and Marquette Area Public Schools Superintendent Zack Sedgwick for a Coffee with a Cop event at Provisions at 401 S. Lakeshore Blvd. from 8 until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday. Residents and business owners can sit down with Grimm and Sedgewick to ask questions or share what’s on their mind over a cup of coffee to start the day. The casual event is meant to be an opportunity for people to meet with those who serve them and discuss a variety of topics. (Image courtesy of MPD’s Facebook page)
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A former Michigan police officer who shot a Black motorist in the back of the head during a struggle over a Taser should not have to stand trial, the defendant’s attorneys argued as they urged a judge to dismiss the case. Ex-Grand Rapids Officer Christopher ...
