THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME I’ve written about our homeless issue, and it’s likely not the last. It looks like the problem… if that’s how you want to characterize it, isn’t going away anytime soon. When you do a little research, you find there are multiple efforts underway to help our homeless population escape ... Continue Reading
“Kill the Indian, and Save the Man”
Wednesday evening saw a different kind of walk through Marquette. It wasn’t Jim Koski sharing historical information about the businesses that have come and gone. It was about a page in our history we should never forget… and as you may suspect, it’s not one of the good pages. The walk was a remembrance event ... Continue Reading
High Tech Right Here
WHILE MOST OF US ARE SATISFIED, even proud, when we program our coffee maker to have the brew ready when we wake up, there are people, right here in Marquette, doing things a little more complex. Remember when K.I. Sawyer AFB closed back in 1995? The community spoke up with ideas for what could replace the ... Continue Reading
Too Many Tourists? Just The Right Amount of Blues
FOR JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING IN LIFE, too much of a good thing can actually be a bad thing. Did you know you can drink too much water? Water! The same applies to tourism. When does it become too much? When accommodations are plentiful, and popular destinations are readily accessible, tourism is a good thing. ... Continue Reading
Twenty Five Years Ago Today
The following article was originally posted on September 10th, 2021. It was updated for publication on September 10th, 2026. Monday, September 10th, 2001. It was late summer, or early fall, in the Upper Peninsula. Kids were back in school. Families were looking for ways to squeeze whatever was left out of our ... Continue Reading