WE'VE BEEN DOWN this road before… specifically M-553, south of Marquette. It’s the highway that takes you from town to the crossroads of CR-480 and M-553, and the speed limit, starting just south of the Pioneer Road intersection, is a way too fast 55 mph. A two mile stretch of that road is home to… the new ... Continue Reading
Quitting and Not Quitting
AS IF WE NEEDED another “day,” we now have Quitter’s Day. I’d never heard of it until this year, but apparently, it’s a thing. It goes back to 2019 when Strava, a social network for athletes, did a study that showed by mid-January approximately 80% of people with New Year’s resolutions have given up. So ... Continue Reading
Banished Words on the Street
Gee whiz… it’s hard enough to come up with some interesting prose every week without being told there are now certain words and phrases that need to be eliminated from the conversation. But such is the case with the 2025 release of the annual Lake Superior State University Banished Words List. In case you’re ... Continue Reading
Three Wishes for the New Year
AS I TAKE INVENTORY of the Christmas bounty, I find Santa got me everything I need, but not everything I want. It seems some things aren’t so easily wrapped and placed under the tree. My wish list isn’t long. Over the years I’ve learned to keep my wants modest… better to avoid the inevitable disappointment. ... Continue Reading
The ROI on Public Art
ROI. It’s an acronym common in the business world. It means… Return on Investment. In other words, am I getting what I paid for, and then some? Can that same formula be applied to how our public servants invest our tax dollars? That’s the question being batted around this week with the appearance of ... Continue Reading