If former Athens County Democratic Party chair Susan Gwinn sees her conviction on two counts of falsifying campaign finance reports reversed by a judge, she may have former Ohio Senate candidate Terry Anderson partly to thank. Attorneys for Gwinn, who ... »
Nearly 100 area Democrats attended the first official event of A Party for All on Thursday at Jackie O’s Public House in Athens.The Democratic reform group was organized largely in opposition to former Athens County Democratic Party chair Susan Gwinn’s... »
via Save the Wild UP:Concerned citizens will get a chance on February 18 to voice their opinions on Kennecott's plans to re-open the old Humboldt Mill at a public meeting hosted by Michigan's Department of Environmental Quality Kennecott Minerals bough... »
Marquette, MI – Matt Johnson, director of the Governor’s Office for the Upper Peninsula, has resigned from his post and now works for Rio Tinto, the parent company of Kennecott Minerals. The company has an office in Ishpeming, MI, and... »
Edward Vielmetti posted a photo: the road to bug camp »
I've typed some things about bug camp, but haven't blogged about it. The name of the place is not really bug camp; it's the Page Center in Little Lake, MI: Our peaceful, natural setting on Little Lake is the perfect... »
A rally called the "Protect the Earth Summit: On the Shores of Gichigami" is planned for August 2nd and 3rd by opponents of metallic sulfide mining in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The event--taking place in Marquette and on the Yellow Dog Plains--will f... »
PALMER -- Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. says it's investing $500 million to increase iron pellet production at its Empire Mine in Marquette County. »
Save the Wild UP--one of the most visible organizations fighting to stop a proposed sulfide mine in Marquette County in Michigan's Upper Peninsula--has released a new video emphasizing that the proposed mine is not a "done deal." Whereas mining compani... »
Authorities in Kalamazoo County say a 58-year-old Chicago man drowned while diving with his brother. The accident happened Sunday afternoon in Gull Lake at Ross Township Park, about 115 miles west of Detroit. WOOD-TV says the two men had finished their... »
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