Memorial Day weekend marks the official start of the region's high season — our busy time. All signs point to a summer of the usual, if not larger, flocks of tourists. But seasonal worker numbers are still skeletal. It shouldn't come as a complete surprise, nor is it completely the fault of ...

The Michigan Bureau of Elections on Monday cut the field of Republicans candidates running for governor in half over failure to garner enough legitimate signatures, raising questions about responsibility and the role these signatures should play. With the Board of State Canvassers meeting ...

A small item in a recent Marquette Mining Journal has a lot of people in the area talking, if for no other reason, the sheer positivity of it all. The story related to the Marquette County Habitat for Humanity organization’s approach to a significant milestone: It has broken ground on the ...

To the Editor: Many thanks to Houghton City Manager Eric Waara, Director of Public Works Ryan Avendt and the Houghton Department of Public Works for a great job making improvements to the mountain-bike trails and cross-country-ski trails at Houghton’s Nara Park. Among other things, the ...

Before you light that grill, before you load the camper, before you head out for that party, read the words that follow. And remember this weekend is about the ultimate sacrifice made by so many of our military men and women to keep us safe, to keep us free. In Flanders Fields By John ...

We wish for heroes and villains. We need people to inspire us onward in a flawed world; we need people to blame for the flaws. But our desire for clarity can create polarity. Our search for simplicity can miss the point. The Record-Eagle’s nine-month dive into Michigan’s guardianship ...