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Lifelong learning/The Red Line
September 20, 2012 Four years ago today, I packed up my green Oldsmobile (and my Dad’s truck), and we headed north to the Copper Country. The Intrigue had a lot fewer miles on it then. more »»
U.P. football faces uncertain future/Paul Peterson
September 19, 2012 After observing the results of the first four weeks of the Upper Peinsula high school football season, one word would seem to describe the situation: Uncertainty. more »»
Secondary primary to Tech victory/Inside the Huskies
September 18, 2012 The secondary was the biggest question mark for the Michigan Tech football team entering this season. Saturday, it was the Huskies’ biggest key to victory. more »»
Midnight miracles/The Red Line
September 13, 2012 Saturday night in Houghton, and I was angry. The alma mater had embarrassed itself in a rare opportunity to play Michigan State at home. more »»
Perry Packer back, debate continues
September 12, 2012 The familiar voice boomed out from across the Houghton Walmart recently. “The Pack is Bac. more »»
Opener full of good omens/Inside the Huskies
September 11, 2012 In hindsight, Michigan Tech’s 51-15 football victory over Tiffin on Saturday should have been quite predictable. But, how the Huskies reached that outcome could not have been any more unpredictable. more »»
All you kids out there .../The Red Line
September 6, 2012 This is a great time of year to live in the Copper Country. The fall foliage will be out soon, there are football days and nights a-plenty and there’s a certain crispness in the air. more »»
The rest of the story is necessary/Paul Peterson
September 4, 2012 Late Houghton County Undersheriff Gary Beauchamp had a saying after he would release a story to me on the news desk at the Daily Mining Gazette. “You have a part of the story. more »»
A hastily researched NFL?preview/The Red Line
August 30, 2012 I've been on something of a personal mission this month: avoiding the National Football League. I enjoy pro football, but the preseason really sums up everything I hate about the NFL. more »»
Nothing like a football season/Paul Peterson
August 28, 2012 With apologies to the other sports, football season is the one I look forward to the most. Maybe it’s the special atmosphere of a Friday night prep game. more »»
Pure Upper Michigan sports/The Red Line
August 23, 2012 Apparently, the state of Michigan is producing new license plates that have “Pure Michigan,” the state’s advertising slogan on them. more »»
Getting by, one gameday at a time
August 16, 2012 Several folks who know me have inquired as to my mental well-being this week. more »»
Names have meaning??You bet/Paul Peterson
August 14, 2012 The names of a sports team shouldn’t be an issue, but in the ultra-politically correct times we live in today, they certainly are. more »»
Stockholm Olympics/The Red Line
August 9, 2012 They call it “Stockholm syndrome” when hostages express empathy and positive feelings toward their captors. more »»
Nicknames a thing of the past/Paul Peterson
August 7, 2012 Like the five-cent cigar, full service gas stations and honest politicians, nicknames have pretty much gone by the boards. It wasn’t always that way in this country. more »»
Navigating through my London fog/The Red Line
August 2, 2012 Tuesday night, I had the following thought: “I have just watched a sport I don’t particularly like (diving), in an event with no Americans (the women’s sychronized platform), from start to finish an... more »»
Oldtimers still know fundamentals/Paul Peterson
July 31, 2012 It never fails to confound me when I see a highly paid major league baseball player fail to execute a simple fundamental play on the field. more »»
Curse of Tony Canadeo still in effect/Paul Peterson
July 24, 2012 Don’t let anyone tell you that the decision by WLUC-TV and Fox in Marquette last week to designate themselves as the official Green Bay Packers stations doesn’t mean anything. more »»
The best job in the building/The Red Line
July 19, 2012 “You have the second-best job in the building. I have the best one.” That’s what the experienced sports editor told the new writer fresh out of college. more »»
One for the history books/The Red Line
July 12, 2012 There is no reason I should remember a shopping trip from 18 years ago, but here’s why. more »» |
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