ACCORDING TO MOST major surveys, crime is one of the biggest issues most Americans are concerned with. Granted, much of the crime we hear about is happening in bigger cities than we have in the Upper Peninsula, but crime is an issue here as well. Reports on how we are fighting crime are always less dramatic than reports ... Continue Reading
Money for the Social Good • Money for a Contest Winner
The Re$cue Plan It seems the only thing unaffected by the pandemic is the government’s ability to print money. Expanded unemployment benefits, $1200 checks to just about everybody, and a full Excel document’s worth of government gift and grant programs have kept the printing presses humming. The national debt? As long ... Continue Reading
Spaceport Liftoff?
A ROCKET LAUNCH SITE... REALLY? Initially it was easy to write this off as another crazy idea that would burn out faster than a 4th of July sparkler. A Spaceport in Marquette County? On the Granot Loma property? On the shore of Lake Superior? Sounds improbable. But this morning the group of industrialists ... Continue Reading
Q&A with Dr. Bob Lorinser, Our New Medical Director
Taking on any new job during the pandemic would be challenging. Now take on the job of county medical director during the pandemic. And as you’re still finding your way around the building, other U.P. districts call and want you to be their medical director too. Such is the life of Dr. Robert Lorinser, ... Continue Reading
Salary Roundup: Who Makes How Much
Americans have often been accused of being the most money-conscious people on the planet. No argument here. Unlike most other nationalities, the first thing we often ask someone we've just been introduced to is "What do you do?" In other words, what's your job, your profession? That's when we start judging them. The ... Continue Reading