State Senator Ed McBroom, along with Representatives Dave Prestin and Greg Markkanen, all of the Upper Peninsula, hosted an Energy Town Hall meeting last night in Marquette Township. A standing-room-only crowd showed up to hear what the three Republican elected officials had to say about new bills dealing with ... Continue Reading
Jimmy John’s on North 3rd… Now Open!
IT WAS MORE THAN 3 YEARS ago when we first reported that Jimmy John's would be vacating their North 3rd Street location and moving south... to another North 3rd Street location. The plan was to put their new store in the building that once housed Border Grill, in the 800 block, just across West Prospect from 3rd ... Continue Reading
Veterans Days
Veterans Days... plural. Tomorrow, November 11th, is Veterans Day, while today is Veterans Day (observed). The reason for the duplication is not to double up on our salute to veterans, but rather to give certain employees a day off, per their employment agreement. When you think about it though, days isn’t a ... Continue Reading
The Times… They Are A-Changin’
WITH APOLOGIES TO Bob Dylan… yes, the times are changing, but not how he meant in his song of the same name. No, this time the change is more scholarly than spiritual. It’s our annual move, every fall, from Daylight Savings Time to Standard Time. It complements our annual conversion, every spring, from Standard ... Continue Reading
Self-Checkouts • Drinking for a Cause • A Nickname Idea
Check it out… Yourself I know… you don’t work there. So why, when you thought you were a customer, are you expected to handle the checkout duties? Isn’t that something someone else should do? Like an employee, who gets paid to be there? It was probably Walmart that was first with self-checkout in the area, ... Continue Reading
A Vets’ Home… Where? • Arts and Parks
A Safe Home for Veterans A RECENT GUEST COLUMNIST in the Mining Journal questioned the wisdom of building the new Jacobetti Home for Veterans at the former Cliffs-Dow site on Lakeshore Boulevard. The author’s objections… that you shouldn’t build a vets home on contaminated ground, are representative of a considerable ... Continue Reading
Where Have all the Workers Gone? • Bonus Words
IS IT TRUE? Nobody wants to work anymore? And that’s why businesses are short-staffed? First, let’s acknowledge, only the most masochistic among us truly wants to work. Raise your hand if you’d rather put in a mind-numbing eight in the cubicle, or a cushy five on the golf course. That’s what I ... Continue Reading
What’s In a (Nick)name? • Other Words
Moving on… The MAPS school board held a “Committee of the Whole Meeting" Monday night where they took an initial step in the rebranding process of the high school’s nickname. They're moving on from dropping it to replacing it. The first part has been a little messy, and maybe not yet fully played out. Coming up with a ... Continue Reading
‘Tis the Season • Parking Problems
AS THE DAYS GROW shorter, the nights colder, and the leaves fall from their branches… we come to the realization that winter is bearing down on us. But there’s another sign that’s just as reliable, and that’s the seasonal closing of Frosty Treats. Yes, it’s a sad day when the boards go up. If you keep a daily ... Continue Reading
Lions and Packers and Bears… Oh My!
FIRST OF ALL… scratch the Bears. This isn’t about them. If you’re a Bears’ fan, all I can say is… sorry. Same goes for those who follow the Minnesota Vikings. Just like the team from Chicago, they’re also none-defeated. This is about tonight’s big matchup between the two teams at the top of the NFC North ... Continue Reading
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