News BACK IN JANUARY WE learned that local television station ABC10 had been purchased by Morgan Murphy Media of Madison, Wisconsin. We hadn’t seen or heard much since then… until this week, when we learned Morgan Murphy has also purchased WJMN-TV from Nexstar Broadcasting. Without a lot of specific details ... Continue Reading
100 Years Ago Today
100 years ago today the Marquette Police Department suffered undeniably the worst day in its history. Two officers, Police Chief Martin Ford and Patrolman Thomas Thornton, were killed in the line of duty. They were involved in a shootout with a young man caught in a criminal act, and, along with the fugitive, ... Continue Reading
Book Bans • At the Tipping Point
DID YOU SEE THE STORY coming out of downstate Alpena about their county library? It seems members of that conservative community have a problem with books they feel are inappropriate for young people being placed on shelves intended for use by anyone… regardless of age or maturity. And they’re not just ... Continue Reading
Westwood No! • Unsolicited Observations
It’s now, officially, laughable. Not because it's funny, because it isn't. Particularly to the business owners trying to make a living out there. In the “You can’t make this stuff up” department, on Tuesday, TV6 News kicked off a three-part investigative series on the bill-paying woes at the Westwood Mall. ... Continue Reading
Power Lines and Parking • Margaret and the Petition
South Lake Street is about to go through some changes. The power poles lining the street, placed obtrusively in the front yards of the street’s ever-evolving homes, are about to come down in favor of buried lines. A few years ago, when the Marquette Board of Light and Power was making plans to replace the ... Continue Reading