Marquette... where there's never nothing to do. In case you thought things would slow down after a busy summer... think again. After two down years, many of Marquette's traditional events are back in full force, while new events are being added to the local calendar... which always addresses a diverse array of ... Continue Reading
Trash Talking • Culture Clash
Trash No matter your station in life, regardless of how much money you make, or what kind of mansion or hovel you inhabit... somebody has to take out the trash. It's just a fact. And now it's in the news, as the city of Marquette weighs the pros and cons of the current options in waste management. It seems we've been ... Continue Reading
Curtain Rises on the Fresh Coast
Fresh Coast Film Festival After a pandemic pause, the eclectic Fresh Coast Film Festival is back for its 5th year. The full weekend event features as much big screen entertainment as one can handle. "For this year's fest we have five film venues, eight outdoor tours, 27 film blocks, 100 films, and endless inspiration." ... Continue Reading
NIMBYism
Not In My Back Yard There's a quaint little saying that goes... "If your neighbor has a wind chime, you have a wind chime." And of course, vice versa. But wind chimes are usually pretty harmless, even delightful. Now let's up the ante to... "If your neighbor has a rocket launch site, you have a rocket launch site." ... Continue Reading
Happy NMU Homecoming? The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
The Good Though much of the news coming out of Northern these days has been... uh, not so good, there are some things to celebrate, so let's do it here. For one thing... it's Homecoming Weekend! Tonight and tomorrow the volleyball 'Cats are in action at the Vandament Arena while tomorrow afternoon the football 'Cats ... Continue Reading
More News from TV6
The Story Continues It was one week ago today when we first reported that Karl Bohnak would be leaving TV6. And possibly others as well. And now this well-documented story about vaccination mandates and on-air talent departures has taken an even more serious turn with Sarah Blakely’s recent Facebook post explaining, as ... Continue Reading
TV6/Fox UP… continued
More Departures? It looks like the Karl Bohnak resignation/firing was just the tip of the vaccination needle. Watching the regular news programs last night on both TV6 and Fox UP, we didn't see any sign of popular anchors Sarah Blakely or Elyse Chengery. Since corporate policy is to not comment on personnel matters, ... Continue Reading
TV6… IN the News
Karl Bohnak Just when we thought we had our weekly Word on the Street post ready to go, with relevant and timely articles, new s--t hit the fan. And though that phrase isn't the most delicate, it's quite appropriate in this case, cuz this is a messy one. As you surely know by now, long-time TV6 weatherman Karl Bohnak ... Continue Reading
September 10th, 2001
Twenty Years Ago, Today Monday, September 10th, 2001. It was late summer, or early fall, in the Upper Peninsula. Kids were back in school. Adults were looking for ways to squeeze whatever was left out of our ever-shortening days. After a contentious election the previous November, George W. Bush, still in the ... Continue Reading
Redmen? • Slow Down • Blues Fest
Still the Redmen? As another school year begins, thoughts turn to fall sports and the many Redmen and Redettes competing on behalf of Marquette Senior High School. But the question still hanging, like a buzzer beating three-pointer is... are they still the Redmen and Redettes? While use of the Indian Chief mascot logo ... Continue Reading
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