The harrowing discovery last year of hundreds of unmarked graves at several Indian Boarding School sites in Canada rightly put wheels in motion — wheels already rusty from neglect. In the immediate aftermath, promises to do better were made by governments, especially in states with their ...

The COVID-19 pandemic was difficult for just about everybody, but it’s tough to argue against the fact that, among businesses, fewer were harder hit than restaurants. This week gives us a chance to give back and remind them how important they are to us. Downtown Marquette Restaurant Week, ...

Twenty years ago, “brain drain” meant the international migration of people toward better standards of living and more stable political conditions. The United States was a brain-drain beneficiary, wooing thousands of educated people away without dwelling too long on the cost to the home ...

Governor Gretchen Whitmer has proclaimed March as Michigan Food and Agriculture Month, to honor and celebrate Michigan’s farmers, the diversity of products grown and processed in our state, and the partnerships that keep our food and agriculture industry thriving. “Michigan’s food and ...

A couple of percentage points may not seem like much, but every slip in the graduation rate means fewer students getting a timely start to their careers or college life. That’s why it concerned us to read that graduation rates remained deflated at Northeast Michigan schools amid the ...

Dealing with the loss of a loved one can be an overwhelming experience and someone who is grieving should not be faced with financial issues on top of it. This is an issue that the Community Foundation of Marquette County is addressing, as it announced Monday the creation of a resource to ...