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Waterfront plan scrutinized
May 9, 2008
ESCANABA — A private proposal to develop condos, a convention center and small shops on Escanaba’s waterfront received some public criticism at Thursday’s planning commission meeting — even though the item was removed from the agenda.
Paul Neumeier, an Escanaba businessman, and partner Mike Blomquist, an Iron Mountain architect, presented a basic idea of their “Regatta on the Bays de Noquet” to city council last week. The pair planned to present the proposal to the planning commission Thursday but had to reschedule.
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Alleged assault reported
May 9, 2008
MANISTIQUE — A charge of domestic violence may be sought against a 71-year-old Manistique man accused of assaulting a female relative Thursday night, according to Manistique Public Safety officials.
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Two local charities report depleted funds
May 9, 2008
ESCANABA — An organization that helps the needy now needs help itself.
The Salvation Army, in response to financial crisis facing many people they assist, is asking for help from the public.
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Observe Mental Health Awareness Month: Educate yourself
Thu, May 8, 2008 @ 4:47PM
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. While great strides have been made to beat out the misunderstandings and taboos that once surrounded mental illnesses, there is always room for improvement. Depression and suicide are two areas I feel are misunderstand. Shortly before my senior year of high school began, a friend of mine — someone I grew up with — committed suicide. It was unexpected, shocking. My 18-year-old friend Eric was involved in activities at school and had many friends. But, secretly, he was depressed. At 17, I don't believe I could fully comprehend what happened. Thousands die in accidents, etc., nearly everyday, but, Eric chose to die, and I didn't understand why. It's a question I will never fully know the answer to. In the years that have passed since Eric's death, I've absorbed just about every tidbit, fact, or advice on how to prevent such a thing from happening.
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No horsing around
Tue, May 6, 2008 @ 1:34PM
During the recent Kentucky Derby, fans got to witness the nasty side of the business when some watched the filly Eight Belles being euthanized right on the track after finishing second. Not a pretty sight to see after watching the horse run a very good race. Questions immediately started to swirl. Blogs were fired up with people saying that the owners should be put down too, that the winner should no class by celebrating his victory, that horse racing should be banned. These of course are extreme ideas. I am not saying that the event was not tragic. I hate to see something like that go down, but there is a bigger issue here. The talk now is that the dirt is not good for the horses to run on. I have a question to that though, if that is the case, how has the Kentucky Derby been able to continue on for so many years and why was this not a problem before. I think it has something more to do with breeding or training than it does with running on dirt.
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GET THE DRIFT?
Fri, February 8, 2008 @ 2:00PM
Shakespeare, in one of his plays, may have said it best: "Now is the winter of our discontent..." Well, for my money, that pretty much explains every winter. I'll probably earn the ire of all winter lovers out there, but I don't care. Winter is no fun. Saturday (Feb. 9), for our weekly SnapShots feature on the Opinion page, we asked seven local residents if this winter has been bad or good. To the person they all said good. Weird. I know what winter-lovers out there are going to say. Ice fishing... Snowmobiling... Skiing (both downhill and cross country)... Beautiful landscapes... Again, in case I haven't mentioned it, I don't care. Let me respond: Terrible driving... Freezing temperatures... Higher heating bills... Chapped lips... Spring comes around, and glorious camping arrives. For the winter campers out there, the few that there are, you need medication.
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Spring is Springing
Tue, May 6, 2008 @ 10:49AM
This blogging thing is proving to be a lot harder than I thought. However, the good news? Now that spring sports are underway, I finally found a few minutes to discuss a few things I've seen in the past few days. Here's a handful of notes: • Last week, I was covering Esky H.S. baseball against the Marquette Blues. Garrick Fisher, while raising his arms to his head to protect himself from a throw that was up the line, knocked down Blues' first baseman A.J. Lobb. Lobb was knocked down and stayed there for a few minutes (he had a bruised jaw, but nothing too serious). In the next half inning, even though the incident wasn't his fault, Fisher immediately came over to the Blues' dugout and made sure Lobb was OK. We don't take much time to applaud good sportsmanship these days, and I was certainly impressed.
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