Archive for Tag Archives: ' Upper Peninsula'
Death trend stalks Northern Michigan
Nearly half of Michigan’s counties reported more deaths than births in the most recent state statistics – a grim trend that has its epicenter in Northern Michigan. In 2011, 35 of our 83 counties experienced natural [...]
U.P. natives reveal the good places to eat, without a pasty among them
By Ron Riekki Novelist Jim Harrison once observed that the farther north you travel in Michigan, the worse the food gets. Of course, some Yoopers think the opposite. One must remember Harrison is far from being [...]
MEA faces breakaways, poaching of locals
Just months after Right to Work was enacted in Michigan, Michigan Education Association local units are looking to depart the mothership. MEA leaders say local units have left – and returned — before. But critics of the [...]
Under the postcard-perfect U.P., a reality only natives see
By Ron Riekki I’ve lived in Mount Pleasant, Oshtemo, Forest Park, Rogers Park, and worked in Chicago, Detroit, Kalamazoo, Oak Park and Mackinac Island. I’m probably forgetting some places. Nomadic, I’ve stomped around the Midwest, circling [...]
Mining tax could spur more U.P. mining
State lawmakers and Gov. Rick Snyder are poised to approve a new tax structure on metallic mining operations that could spur development of new mines — like the controversial Eagle Mine near Marquette — across the [...]
The glorious beauty of Michigan in fall
The fish jumped, twice, each landing shattering the glassy calm of the lake into thousands of brightly colored shards of light. To the north, where the ground is high and rocky, the maples are blazing red [...]
In turnaround, suburbs lose business to Detroit after years of flight
I don't see it as a "zero-sum game" at all. When businesses move back
Why are Michigan’s child abuse/neglect rates so high?
Not only is the trend related to the gross lack of employment & in
Schoolchildren shuttle across SE Michigan, raising questions about funding, community identity
There's much to unpack here, but most notable is that the figures and
Pipefitter’s daughter from Downriver becomes potent advocate for Michigan prisoners
Thank you Attorney LaBelle, for all of your non-ending, burdensome wor
Schoolchildren shuttle across SE Michigan, raising questions about funding, community identity
"It's the continuing self-segregation of groups," said Booza, an assis