IT'S NOT THE kind of road trip Jed Jacobson enjoys making, but a necessary one. A Christmas day drive alone from his home in Ann Arbor to his home in Harvey. He does it every year. He has family in both towns so he spends Christmas Eve with his elderly mother and his siblings in Ann Arbor, then wakes up on Christmas ... Continue Reading
Changes Mandated at Lakestate Industries
THE RUMOR'S BEEN out there for a while--Lakestate Industries out on M-28 is closing down! Nope. Untrue. The private nonprofit agency, which provides employment and training for the intellectually disabled, is not closing down but it will be undergoing changes in the next couple months as required by federal ... Continue Reading
StraightTalk: Surfer Dan
PHOTO CREDIT: JAKE MILLER He lives in an RV in a trailer park, he grows medical marijuana, and he surfs Lake Superior all year round. Daniel Schetter, alias Surfer Dan, is one of a kind. He sat down and talked to Brian Cabell about his life and his philosophy. BC: Where'd you grow up, Dan? DS: I was born and raised ... Continue Reading
The 1st Annual Holiday Herald
This Christmas we started a new feature called The Holiday Herald, where anyone would get the chance to submit an anonymous (or not so anonymous) message for all of our readers to see. We want to thank everyone for participating! Half of the proceeds we've received from this will be donated to the Marquette Women's ... Continue Reading
A Different Kind of Christmas Story
SHAWN SALO DOESN'T much believe in the joy of the holiday season. He lives alone, he's not religious, and he's been chronically depressed since he was fifteen. But wait! There's more to this story than you might think. This isn't just another one of those "Christmastime leads to depression" stories. Shawn's forty ... Continue Reading