LIKE MANY OTHER FORMER trolls, I came to Marquette x-number of years ago to attend Northern Michigan University. I figured I’d do my time… up here in God Knows What Country, get out, and head back to civilization to begin my career. Well… I’m still here, and frankly, my experience at that university, and its ... Continue Reading
All in a Day’s Work… 10-4?
OF ALL THE REASONS we may love living here in Marquette, the level of safety we feel might be one of the greatest. Even though we can’t see it… like our natural attractions, it’s there. Sure, crime can happen anywhere, at any time, but it’s not something that typically concerns us as we go about our daily ... Continue Reading
Negaunee, Rising!
Back in May, just a few weeks into the season, the Detroit Tigers were one of the worst teams in baseball. And the future didn’t look bright. There was no reason to think any kind of turnaround was imminent. Or even possible. Now? They’re on the verge of making the playoffs. Where they were in May compared ... Continue Reading
Kids Cove Keyword… Kids • Another Visit to the Hospital • UpTheSky?
As the new Kids Cove in Marquette’s Mattson Lower Harbor Park nears completion, the boo-birds are already out in force. As soon as it was announced the new play area was going to be “all-inclusive,” and will cost more than many think it should, you could have predicted the complaints. Without one kid yet to ... Continue Reading
Suicide is NOT Painless
YOU'RE PROBABLY FAMILIAR with the melody… it’s the theme song from M*A*S*H. But the words may have escaped you. The title of the song is Suicide is Painless. The song’s words however, like how we try to understand suicide, don’t provide many answers. “Suicide is painless. It brings on many changes. And I can ... Continue Reading
It’s 906 Day… Yoopers Unite!
September 6th. 9/06. 906. A day on the calendar to celebrate the people and places that make the 906 area code, according to TV6, Someplace Special. It was the sunrise photo guy, Bugsy Sailor, who came up with the idea of 906 Day, “on a whim,” back in 2012. Sailor, the self-proclaimed Official Unofficial ... Continue Reading
News on News • Dining & Donating
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
The Last Time • Back to School • Car Show for the Women’s Center
The Last Time You'll... I give up. I’ve been in denial for the past five years, but it’s time to acknowledge what has been apparent for some time now. Marquette is finally Traverse City North. Unlike us, they don't have a bypass, and without ours, traffic jams downtown would be similar to those in the Cherry City. Our ... 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