A bizarre, sad and ugly story is unfolding at WLUC-TV.Seems that prior to her abrupt resignation just over a week ago, news director Regena Robinson, who is African-American, received three racially charged letters signed by bogus names targeting her and other members of the news department.Ugly, vile ... Continue Reading
Where’s the Hospital Going and Where Are the News Directors Going?
If there's one issue that provokes anxiety among Marquette city officials, merchants and even residents, it's the future home of Marquette General Hospital.Duke LifePoint officials, who are working with a site development company, were in town this week checking out potential locations. Reportedly there are about ... Continue Reading
TV6 Shakeup, Cold Weather Breakdown, and a Dinner Theater on the Horizon
WLUC staffers are still trying to digest the implications of the resignation of their news director on Friday.Regena Robinson, who'd held the position for two and a half years, unexpectedly announced that she'd be leaving the job within two weeks. Later that morning, she told some employees that, in fact, she was leaving ... Continue Reading
Silence on the Hit-and-Run and a Vacation in Baghdad
Still no update on the tragic hit-and-run accident in Big Bay a few weeks ago that took the life of Robin Rahoi, the NMU dietician. Her body was found in the snow in the early morning of December 17.The last we heard from the State Police shortly after the incident was that a suspect vehicle had been recovered. That's it.I ... Continue Reading
Legalizing Marijuana and Moving the Food Co-op
Now that Colorado has legalized recreational marijuana, could Michigan be that far behind?State Representative John Kivela, who personally opposes legalization at least for now, says he wouldn't be surprised if recreational pot was legalized here in the next ten years.Why? Kivela says many young legislators, both ... Continue Reading
Ice-Cold Marathoner, Empty Cafe and a Spanking New Sports Bar
You've seen him around town--a lone, lean figure clad in skin-tight, insulated clothing--running, machinelike, on the snow and ice of Marquette's roadways and sidewalks.Gotta be a crazy man, right?No, he's marathoner Tracy Lokken, a homeboy out of Gwinn High School and NMU. He's a serious marathoner, a national-class ... Continue Reading
Fat Man, Paper Books and Soft Opens
You won't see him on NBC's The Biggest Loser but Chip Arledge (alias The Fat Man), the DJ at 100.3 The Point, has a weight loss story to put any of those losers to shame.Arledge has lost more than 170 pounds in the last year and, no, it wasn't done through surgery. He simply decided to stop eating and drinking so much, ... Continue Reading
No Answers in a Mysterious Death and the Little Engine That Could
So after fifteen months, Marquette Police have determined that the death of 34 year old Shawn Dollar, whose body was found in a vacant building on Washington Street in September 2012, was "likely an accident."But the case is still open. Meaning maybe it wasn't an accident.Ask Captain Gordie Warchuck how Dollar, who ... Continue Reading
Tu Kaluthia Closes, CBS Sniffs Around
One of Marquette's culinary treasures is closing down.Tu Kaluthia Café, which has served delicious Greek food and coffee in a corner of the Peter White Library for the past nine years has been forced to close its doors by the city building inspector.The problem? There's no vent for the toaster oven in the café, and the ... Continue Reading
Morning News, MarquetteMobile and the Secrets of Capitalism
It's been up and operating for less than two months but the new app for Marquette known as MarquetteMobile is experiencing phenomenal growth.After the first week, it had been downloaded 50 times. After the first month, 500 times. After six weeks, 2500 times. Now after seven weeks, it's closing in on 3000 downloads on all ... Continue Reading
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