Feature Archive
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Upper Peninsula Joins the Occupy Wall Street Campaign
Posted on 10/15/2011 | No CommentsOver 200 demonstrators took to the streets and gathered in front of the Wells Fargo Bank in downtown Marquette to show their support for the Occupy Wall Street Campaign, an ongoing series of demonstrations that began in New York City. To learn more visit occupywallstreet.org. -
What’s the Rush on Mine Permitting?
Posted on 06/07/2011 | No Commentsby Al Gedicks - Should the state's regulatory authority over the metallic mine permitting process be dramatically reduced to accommodate the wishes of a mining company to receive a permit in record time? -
KI Sawyer Community Center Deserves Another Chance
Posted on 04/19/2011 | No CommentsLess than a week after one Community Hand-UP leader, Lisa Johnson, received a community service award for her work in trying to reopen the KI Sawyer community... -
Casperson Takes Heat at Marquette Meeting
Posted on 04/19/2011 | No CommentsThe audience at a Marquette town hall meeting didn't take well to Senator Tom Casperson's support to cut school funding and wages, while lowering corporate taxes. -
U.P. Citizens Unite to Defend Middle Class
Posted on 04/14/2011 | No Commentsby Teresa Bertossi - To challenge Snyder’s new budget and recent bills, nearly 1200 workers and citizens from across the UP rallied on the Marquette courthouse steps. -
The King of Michigan?
Posted on 04/13/2011 | 2 Commentsby Gabriel Caplett - Rick Snyder’s plan to “reinvent Michigan” relies on standard thuggery: give tax breaks to wealthy companies and make everyone else pay to fix the state’s budget crisis. -
Granholm’s Ties To Dow Chemical Raised Alarm Years Ago
Posted on 03/28/2011 | 2 Commentsby Gabriel Caplett - An EPA memo shows Dow Chemical gained unprecedented access to Governor Jennifer Granholm's office, years before she joined the company's board. -
Nuclear Power Already Fading in U.S. Before Japan Accident
Posted on 03/23/2011 | No Commentsby Eartha Melzer - U.S. nuclear development, already slowed by a lack of private investment, seems likely to be further stalled by the political fallout from the Fukushima disaster in Japan. -
The Future of Minnesota’s Wild Rice Depends on Strong Regulation
Posted on 03/11/2011 | No Commentsby Nancy Schuldt - Minnesota has permanently lost tens of thousands of acres of wild rice; there is no dispute among state and tribal resource managers this is a resource in crisis. -
Slideshow: Madison Worker Protest
Posted on 03/10/2011 | No CommentsSlideshow of the "budget repair bill" protests in Madison Wisconsin.











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