At TV6, we're currently chronicling the struggles of an 11 person Hmong family in Munising, the Yangs. They've lived in this country for about 20 years, they're well established in Munising with a family restaurant, the Golden Heart, and they want to stay, but six of them are constantly at risk of being deported and being ... Continue Reading
Up With Local
It's sometimes hard to determine whether we're witnessing a profound national trend or just strictly a local phenomenon.I'm speaking of the push we're seeing here in the Upper Peninsula to "grow local" and to "buy local". Two events last weekend spotlighted the movement: the first, held at the Upper Peninsula Children's ... Continue Reading
Is there anybody out there who thinks Rick Snyder won't be Michigan's next governor? Anybody? Okay, understandably, Virg Bernero and his family are out there enthusiastically waving their hands in the air, but there's nobody else. The latest poll on the race says it all: Snyder 53%, Bernero 29%. Snyder doesn't even ... Continue Reading
A Labor of Love
When you get a chance, take a look at a documentary that Jason Swanson and I just produced. It's aired on TV6 and Fox UP and it's now posted on the web. You can link to it here Spirit of HiawathaIt's called "The Spirit of Hiawatha" chronicling the last Hiawatha Traditional Music Festival in July. I first went to Hiawatha 6 ... Continue Reading
Stories You Don’t Want to Cover
A tough decision for us this week at TV6.We learned of four lawsuits being filed by current and former employees at the Marquette/Alger Women's Center. The charges deal with misappropriation of finances, harassment at work, threats, and unjustified terminations.Most important perhaps, the plaintiffs claim that officials at ... Continue Reading