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News & Opinion from Marquette, Michigan

The Bandanna Dilemma, Lakenen Love, Supermarket Adjustments, and Radio Deals with Reality and Remotes

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To wear or not to wear SO NOW WE'RE hearing that it might be a good idea for all of us to wear masks--even makeshift, homemade ones--in public. Another way to flatten the curve. Dr. Kevin Piggott, the medical director of the Marquette County Health Department, gives the recommendation a qualified endorsement. "As ... Continue Reading

Outward Calm, Inner Turmoil

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SCENES FROM THE Queen City of the North, Springtime, early evening, forty degrees Light from the setting sun is filtering through the trees, Casting shadows.   A j0gger, clad in NMU green, pounds the pavement, A father and daughter play catch on their front lawn, A solitary bicyclist pedals her way ... Continue Reading

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Where’s Greg Trick Been? How Are the Restaurants Doing? And Has Spring Arrived?

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A 14 day quarantine YOU MIGHT HAVE noticed that Greg Trick hasn't been anchoring the TV6 news for the last few weeks. True, he and his wife Aoy had been vacationing in Thailand, but there's more to the story than that. They shortened their trip when the COVID-19 threat became serious back in the States, and returned ... Continue Reading

School Year Ending?

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No official announcement yet LOOKS LIKE MICHIGAN'S K-12 public and private schools may be closing for the rest of the school year. That's according to Bridge Magazine, the state's non-partisan, nonprofit news organization which is a highly regarded and highly reliable source of news about Michigan. The article states ... Continue Reading

Servers Getting Paid, Police Changing Procedures, Mining Journal Parent Offering Help, and Norlite Taking Precautions

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GoFundMe freed up the money IT TOOK LONGER than anticipated but the money collected for restaurant, bar, and coffee shop servers has been distributed. All but a few of the 200 laid-off workers have received the cash in the last few days. The money was held up for a week by GoFundMe while it did some checking on the ... Continue Reading

The Impact of COVID-19: Old Folks Battling Technology

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LOTTA TIME TO kill these days while practicing social distancing and mourning the closure of coffee shops, restaurants, bars, and retail stores. So we old folks sleep, eat, take a walk, rest, eat, take a walk, work on a 1000 piece puzzle, rest, take another walk, eat, watch the news...and then evening! Netflix! Woohoo! ... Continue Reading

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Mass Mask Production, a Dearth of Dogs and Cats, No Panic about the Market, and a Real Estate Slowdown

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The goal has been raised EIGHTEEN HUNDRED. That's how many folks have joined the group, Masks for Marquette on Facebook, in the just the last week. This is the group that's sewing protective masks for health care workers in Marquette County. The group was thrown together, literally overnight, by Terry Wessels, a ... Continue Reading

NMU Students Remain, the Airport’s Quiet, Questions About Hospital Personnel, a Plea to Stay Away

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"They feel safer here." THERE ARE STILL 700 NMU students living in residence halls on the campus. They either can't or don't want to return home. "Some of them are telling us they don't have a place to go or they don't have transportation," says Derek Hall, NMU's chief marketing officer. "Some have said they don't ... Continue Reading

A New Home for the Homeless, the Hospital’s PPE Inventory, High Tech Mask Makers, and a County Operating During a Crisis

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The city opens its doors ROOM AT THE INN, which provides housing for the homeless, has a new home during the coronavirus crisis. The nonprofit agency has moved its guests from the First Presbyterian Church to the Olson Arena at Lakeview Arena. City manager Mike Angeli worked out the arrangement with RATI executive ... Continue Reading