A sad story is unfolding in the tiny town of Michigamme. Specifically at the Mt. Shasta restaurant, a way station on US 41 for so many of us on trips to the western U.P. It's also renowned for its part in the movie Anatomy of a Murder--several scenes were shot in the restaurant. Nancy Ferro bought Mt. Shasta eleven years ... Continue Reading
Peterson Out at ABC 10
ABC 10 HAS a new news director, its fourth in the last year or so. The station's not exactly a model of stability. Greg Peterson was fired from the job a few days ago and Sports Director Jerry Taylor took over as interim ND on Monday. He's hoping and expecting it'll become a permanent gig. He's only 26, a three and a half ... Continue Reading
Cliffs’ Latest Cut
THE LATEST NEWS out of Cliffs Natural Resources is bad and it might get worse. Cliffs Public Affairs Director Dale Hemmila, who served the company for 36 years, is out. He was informed that his job was being eliminated last Thursday morning. He was gone by Thursday afternoon. Thank you and goodbye. Hemmila, a supremely ... Continue Reading
Co-op/Farmer Partnership Frays, Marq and Cognition Delays, Cliffs Still in a Haze, and Winter’s Unpredictable Ways
A DISPUTE HAS has broken out between the Marquette Food Co-op and some of the local farmers who sell their produce to the Co-op. The Co-op is insisting that all its local farmers take part in a federal food safety program known as Good Agricultural Practices or GAP. If they don't start preparing for the GAP ... Continue Reading
FOIA Request Foiled
Remember that Kumbaya moment last week when NMU President Fritz Erickson said, "Give the North Wind all the emails they want in their FOIA request and let's not charge them a doggone dime! Can't we all just get along here?" Well, that moment has passed. On Monday, NMU did in fact forward a reported 1100 emails to Emma ... Continue Reading