Two weeks ago, the story of an attempted abducting of Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer by people who have both been called a “militia” of sorts, but also terrorists. But which is it, and where are lines between the two drawn? There are three understandings of “militia” in the ...
Fall in the Copper Country can be a rough time for many. The weather gets colder, the days get shorter, and people may start feeling down unexplainably. The explanation may be Seasonal Affective Disorder, also known as SAD. In an article on HCA Midwest Health’s website called “Could It ...
HOUGHTON — “Be like Ruth! Be like Ruth!” The cry came up from about 50 people who held a candlelight vigil in downtown Houghton Sunday night in memory of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Ginsburg, who had served on the court since 1993, died at the age of 87 Friday of ...
LANSING — Voter information is not confidential in Michigan. According to the National Conference of State Legislators, states have varied requirements on who is eligible to request a list of voters, what information the list contains, what information is kept confidential, and how ...
ROCKLAND — An elderly Rockland man was recognized by the Michigan State Police on Wednesday, Sept. 9, for saving his elderly neighbor from her burning home on June 3. Bruce Racine, 72, was presented with the Distinguished Citizen Award for carrying 85-year-old Helen (Carryl) Miilu from her ...
Southwest of the village of Paavola, there’s a patch of ground covering several acres that shows interesting fractal-like patterns in the foliage, depending on the time of season. Seen above in a 2018 Google Maps image, the center of the fractal pattern is occupied by a brown lump of sticks ...
The Keweenaw Invasive Species Management Area has bid farewell to the crew who worked over the summer, but a group of students in Michigan Tech’s Earn and Learn program have taken their place, led by August Camp, one of this summer’s workers. Over the holiday weekend, while many of us ...
Photos provided by Catherine Paavola Elo veteran David Paavola, who served during the Vietnam War, shares info that he feels all “informed voters” already know. Paavola and his wife, Catherine, owned Cypress Corner for years. Paavola and his wife were angered and devastated by President ...
Some childhood memories are strong – almost indelibly etched into an absorbent young brain needing to be filled, and they’re retained forever. For me, one of those permanent memories is the experience of being a paperboy in the 1950’s for Houghton’s Daily Mining Gazette. For an 11-year ...
HOUGHTON — A November, 2015, State Integrity Investigation report revealed that Michigan received an F grade, which the report called “An honor system with no honor.” The 2015 State Integrity Investigation was done in partnership with Global Integrity, and provided a comprehensive ...
Some childhood memories are strong – almost indelibly etched into an absorbent young brain needing to be filled, and they’re retained forever. For me, one of those permanent memories is the experience of being a paperboy in the 1950’s for Houghton’s Daily Mining Gazette. For an ...
The American people are used to getting their mail and news at the touch of a few buttons, or dedicated individuals in shorts and caps bringing them to your door. Before the USPS had trucks and plains to quickly deliver mail, and even before the telegraph, there was the Pony Express. The ...
Some childhood memories are strong – almost indelibly etched into an absorbent young brain needing to be filled, and retained forever. For me, one of those permanent memories is the experience of being a paperboy in the 1950’s for Houghton’s Daily Mining Gazette. For an 11-year old in ...
On Saturday, Aug. 22, Jeff Stroud taught a class for law-abiding Yoopers looking to receive their concealed pistol licenses (CPL). Stroud teaches his classes on not only the legalities of CPLs, but how to be a responsible, and, in his words, exemplary carrier. Stroud is a fully-licensed ...
Editor’s note: This story was written with the intention of running in our Heroes special section on Saturday, but was cut for space. HANCOCK — When it comes to discussing people or groups who act heroically in a community, a group that seems to almost always be there, whether literally ...
Some childhood memories are strong – almost indelibly etched into an absorbent young brain needing to be filled, and retained forever. For me, one of those permanent memories is the experience of being a paperboy in the 1950’s for Houghton’s Daily Mining Gazette. For an 11-year old in ...
The International Watercross Association (IWA) will be in Lake Linden this weekend, which is the fifth stop in the World Series of Watercross. But what is watercross racing, exactly? Well, first, it is an alternative use for a snowmobile. Watercross racing is an extreme sport that started ...
By the beginning of the new millennium, the Redridge dams were owned by Stanton Township and roughly as you see them today, with a couple exceptions. Under recommendation from the then-Department of Environmental Quality, the upper, timber portion of the older, rock-fill dam was removed in ...
Some childhood memories are strong – almost indelibly etched into an absorbent young brain needing to be filled, and retained forever. For me, one of those permanent memories is the experience of being a paperboy in the 1950’s for Houghton’s Daily Mining Gazette. For an 11-year old in ...
The U.S. Postal Service has been a huge focus of national attention lately. Whether or not the USPS will receive proper funding to keep it alive as we know it is a big if, and the USPS does more than most people know. The United States Postal Service began in 1775, with none other than ...