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It Means Jobs

Recently, I had the pleasure of emceeing a panel presentation called “Rx for a Healthy Bottom Line” at the Holiday Inn in Marquette. The audience heard from experts at Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Michigan, Dickinson County Healthcare System and the Michigan Health and Hospital Association. While…

It Means Jobs

Recently, I had the pleasure of emceeing a panel presentation called “Rx for a Healthy Bottom Line” at the Holiday Inn in Marquette. The audience heard from experts at Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Michigan, Dickinson County Healthcare System and the Michigan Health and Hospital Association….

The New Normal

How can you not have heard about the turmoil in Wisconsin, or the deep cuts proposed in Michigan’s $1.8 billion expected deficit?  We have seen presentations of how we got here, statistics from every angle and then some!!  To me, the question now is “where do we go from…

President Obama Visits Marquette

Last year, Marquette was voted as the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s 2010 Dozen Distinctive Destinations (DDD) “Fan Favorite.” You would think that a community of our size couldn’t possibly get that level of recognition the following year. But on Thursday, February 10, Air Force…

U.P. 200 a Premier Winter Event

The U.P. 200 Sled Dog Race is set to kick off this Friday on Washington Street in Downtown Marquette for the 20th consecutive year. The 240 mile Iditarod qualifier is held on the third weekend in February every year, and brings spectators and mushers to…
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