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
Union Grill, Johnny Dogs, Hydroponics And Boathouse Battle
The For Sale sign remains in front of the Union Grill but Steinhaus owner Justin Fairbanks is, in fact, leasing the property and will convert it into his own, new restaurant within four months. No name for the restaurant yet, and they're still working on getting a conditional liquor license, but Fairbanks expects to open ... Continue Reading
Green Room Is Gone, FOIA’s Are Forthcoming
NO CHARGES FILED in the Green Room bust last week. At least, not yet. Prosecutor Matt Wiese says he still needs to review a report on what the UPSET officers came up with in the bust which, strangely, has drawn virtually no attention from other media in town. The Green Room, on West Washington, was apparently ... Continue Reading