The St. Ignace Saints bid for a fifth state championship fell short as the Saginaw Nouvel Panthers won 62-40 during the Class C title game at the Michigan State University Breslin Center Saturday, March 15. “I am very proud of these girls. We had an outstanding year,” said Saints Coach Dorene Ingalls. “Nouvel played a great game at both ends […]
Access to Information Should Be Common Goal for Better Government, Better Lives
If you’ve been watching what goes on in Washington and some statehouses across the country, you might wonder if there’s any issue that everyone should be able to agree on whether they are conservative or liberal or libertarian, Democrat or Republican, pro-this or anti-that. There is: It’s the need for transparency in all levels of government. As we observe Sunshine […]
Initiative Gathers Signatures for Wolf Hunt Vote
To enable voters to decide whether a second wolf hunt should occur in Michigan, a group called Keep Michigan Wolves Protected turned in more than 225,000 signatures opposing wolf hunting Thursday, March 13. If at least 161,305 prove to be registered Michigan voters, a referendum to challenge Public Act 21 will be on the ballot in November, said Jill Fritz, […]
Center for Michigan Will Visit Mackinaw City
The Center for Michigan will be at the Mackinaw Area Public Library Wednesday, March 26, at 7 p.m. for a “Community Conversation.” The Center for Michigan is a “think-anddo” tank founded by former newspaper publisher and University of Michigan regent Phil Power in early 2006. A nonprofit organization, the Center’s objective is to make Michigan a better place by encouraging […]
Decision Delayed About Use for Old Hospital
Mackinac Straits Health System has two more weeks to determine the feasibility of transferring ownership of the abandoned hospital building on Burdette Street from county ownership to hospital ownership. A decision is expected at the next county board meeting Thursday, March 27. The original deadline was March 13. Hospital CEO Rod Nelson recently informed commissioners that his organization needs time […]
Potholes on the Campaign Trail
Michigan Politics’Tis the season for the politics of potholes. On March 7, the Michigan Democratic Party issued a biting press release headlined: “Dems Launch Campaign to Hold Governor Accountable for Pothole Epidemic, Failing to Fix the Roads.” On the campaign trail, State Representative Rudy Hobbs (D-Southfield), who is running for the seat that Democratic U.S. Representative Gary Peters of Oakland County […]