BLACK LIVES MATTER and social media are flexing their muscles in a small but symbolic way at Northern Michigan University. A plaque on campus honoring a onetime benefactor of NMU is going to be removed because of the man's ties to the apartheid regime of South Africa four decades ago. That announcement made by the ... Continue Reading
Money Missing and Limbaugh Missing
IT'S A CASE that, strangely, hasn't attracted much public attention. Mostly murmurings, whispering. An embezzlement case. More than $280,000 missing, according to the victim, Dr. Heidi Johnson, the owner of Superior Eye Health and Vision Therapy in Marquette Township. The defendant in the case is a former employee, ... Continue Reading
Tysen Benz Case Goes to Court, Yoopy Brews Applies the Brakes, and the Rowers Are Still Looking for a Home
THE NEXT CHAPTER in the tragic case of Tysen Benz begins next week. The 13 year old girl charged with sending digital messages to Tysen that encouraged him to commit suicide has her probable cause hearing in juvenile court on Monday. The judge will consider the evidence that prosecutor Matt Wiese and his team have ... Continue Reading
A Tale of Two Pot Stores, a TV Station Swap, and New Life for an Old Building
QUESTION: WHY WOULD two stores three miles apart and selling exactly the same product--marijuana--be treated differently? One was busted by law enforcement and forced to shut down earlier this year, while the other continues to operate and prosper five years after it opened. It's a question that epitomizes the absurdity, ... Continue Reading
Green Room Is Gone, FOIA’s Are Forthcoming
NO CHARGES FILED in the Green Room bust last week. At least, not yet. Prosecutor Matt Wiese says he still needs to review a report on what the UPSET officers came up with in the bust which, strangely, has drawn virtually no attention from other media in town. The Green Room, on West Washington, was apparently ... Continue Reading