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Mary, Mary on the contrary
 Mary Cancilla |
Observe Mental Health Awareness Month: Educate yourselfThu, 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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Off the Beaten Path
 Richard Crofton |
Developing the WaterfrontTue, May 13, 2008 @ 4:14PM There have been several gentlemen who have stepped up to the plate to make a recommendation on redeveloping the waterfront in Escanaba. Of course, this plan already has drawn the ire of some residents. There may be good reason for it, but the whole plan should not be dismissed. I also feel that the waterfront has potential for development, but I do disagree that it should be done with condos. There is more than enough housing in this area and more is not needed. Who would live in these condos anyway? We cannot fill the houses we have empty and people are being forced to leave the area because of layoffs. There already are several plans on the block to build condos downtown, but there has yet to be any serious movement on them as well. I think we should slow down on the building of condos, but look at some other alternatives. I feel what may work on the waterfront would be a nice restaurant.
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Rick's Ruckus
 Rick Rudden |
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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Red All Over
 Brandon Veale |
Spring is SpringingTue, 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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