Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD - Students at Luther L. Wright School in Ironwood dined on free samples of healthy food options during lunch Thursday. The event was part of "Every Kid Healthy Week" at the school, and allowed the kids to taste-test different foods that could possibly be placed on the menu in the future. According to Mary Hampston, food service director, it was "amazing" how many kids were willing to try new things. The healthier options are part of the national movement to fight obesity in youth. The...
By RYAN JARVI [email protected] BESSEMER - Michigan Technological University students came to Washington Elementary School to teach students about science and engineering for the Family Science and Engineering Night on Thursday. The night is part of MTU's K-12 Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Education Outreach, run through the Western U.P. Center for Science, Math and Environmental Education. Joan Chadde, education program coordinator from MTU, said the program has been coming...
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BERGLAND - For area diners looking for something different, John and Gale Wonsey, of Bergland, offer just that at their restaurant, JW's BBQ and Brew, in Bergland. The restaurant at the east end of town on M-28 serves slow-smoked meats like St. Louis-cut ribs, chicken, beef brisket, sausage and pulled pork, along with sandwiches, steaks and burgers. Aiming to have a "casual, comfortable atmosphere, we're offering something new and unique to the area in our barbecue product," Gale said. John...
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To the Editor: It is with interest that I noticed that a spokesman for the left in this country, Gary Trudeau, has taken a sabbatical. In his absence, his “comic” strip “Doonesbury” has been running strips titled “Doonesbury Classics” in the Daily Globe. They cover another period in our political life in which “crimes and misdemeanors” of the Nixon administration have been, and are, highlighted daily. Has the left confronted their own crimes? They have not. If they are acknowledged at all it is to deny them with brief remarks to the press on...
To the Editor: On Saturday, April 13, the Daily Globe published an article written by Ralph Ansami summarizing a report by the Heartland Institute (presumably at blog.heritage.org/tag/global-warming/) concerning the global warming controversy. According to the article, loss of jobs and higher product costs (e.g. electricity, cars, food) by reducing carbon emissions were unacceptable. Environmental damage due to uncontrolled global warming was also said to be exaggerated while ignoring benefits of milder winters and enhanced plant growth due to...
