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Time for a decision

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HOUGHTON — The Portage Lake District Library Board of Directors met for a special session Thursday evening. The goal was to field questions from the public about the looming budget cuts facing the Hancock School Public Library.  Board President Sylvia Matthews opened up the meeting and ...

A growing problem: Managing invasive buckthorns in the Keweenaw

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Some human impacts on the land eventually fade into memory. Ruins crumble and are reclaimed by the soil. Old logging roads are filled in as forests regenerate. Others, however, do not fade, but instead grow over time—setting off a cascade of rapid change. Common buckthorn (Rhamnus ...

All good things come to an end

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Michigan Technological University will demolish the Hamar House and expand Lot 14 this month. Construction on the surrounding parking area has started. Once demolition starts, Lot 14 will be temporarily closed and parking will be rerouted. 53 new parking spaces for faculty and staff will be ...