I know… Festivus, the seasonal celebration known for the airing of grievances, was last week. But it just didn’t seem right to complain about stuff and take people to task just two days before Christmas. So I’m going to air my grievances two days before the new year. It shouldn’t matter anyway. As Kramer ... Continue Reading
Addressing Addresses
New (Affordable?) Homes Affordable housing. It’s the problem that will likely never be fixed, only addressed, with incremental improvements being the best we can hope for. That being said… here’s an incremental improvement that’s going to be life changing for a number of local families. It’s the Habitat for ... Continue Reading
NEWS AND VIEWS
NEWS… Someone finally had the courage to deface the sign promoting the planned North Harbor condo development along Lakeshore Boulevard. VIEWS… Courage? Hardly. In truth, someone has confused civil disobedience with simple vandalism. You don’t like the idea of marshland being transformed into habitable, ... Continue Reading
First Annual?
Before we go any further, let’s look at the critical issue here… the all-too-frequent practice of calling an event the “First Annual.” In addition to the use of “seen” instead of “saw,” wordsmiths silently seethe at the use of “First Annual” rather than the more appropriate “Inaugural” to designate the initial ... Continue Reading
Redmen Re-Revisited • A Level Playing Field • No News?
In the continuing chronicle of the Marquette Senior High School nickname issue, a member of the Native American community weighed in with a letter to the MAPS school board at their regular meeting earlier this week. The letter, written by Austin Lowes, Acting Chairman of the Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians, and ... Continue Reading