Concerned Citizens Protest Against Line 5 Pipeline in Marysville
A group of concerned citizens from across the state held a rally calling for Enbridge Energy’s Line 5 crude oil pipeline to be shut down Wednesday, May 25. Organizers from the Michigan Coalition Against Tar Sands, Food and Water Watch, the Council of Canadians, and local community members called for Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette and Governor Rick Snyder to […]
Rudyard Commencement Will Be June 5
The Rudyard High School Class of 2016 graduation ceremony will be Sunday, June 5, at 2 p.m., in the high school gymnasium.
Pickford School Concert Will Be June 2
Pickford Elementary School’s spring concert will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 2, in the school gymnasium.
June 1 Events Will Bring Awareness to Line 5 Pipeline
Two events will be held Wednesday, June 1, on Mackinac Island to increase awareness of Enbridge Energy’s Line 5 twin pipeline that runs under the Straits of Mackinac. The events will be held in Community Hall on Market Street, and organizers hope they will draw a statewide audience of individuals attending the Detroit Regional Chamber Mackinac Policy Conference. At 10 […]
Our Veterans Deserve Better
Michigan PoliticsMemorial Day is a time to commemorate the ultimate sacrifice of those in military service for our nation. This year, it’s also timely to lament the long wait times that returning veterans face for medical treatment at the snafu-plagued federal Department of Veterans Affairs. Veterans Affairs Secretary Bob McDonald was widely, and appropriately, criticized last week for downplaying the waits […]
LaSalle Class of 2016 — ‘We Bring the Best Out of Each Other’
A class of 54 graduating seniors flipped their tassels from right to left as they were graduated in the gymnasium at LaSalle High School’s 125th commencement Friday, May 27. St. Ignace Area Schools Superintendent Don Gustafson told the students to take care of the important things in their life first, before worrying about the less important things. He illustrated the […]