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Updated: Yoopers for Ukraine continue to support Ukraine with walks, art and...
By Michele BourdieuYoopers for Ukraine commemorate 9-11 during their Wednesday Walk for Ukraine across the Portage Lift Bridge on September 11, 2024. Click on photos for larger versions. (Photo by...
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"Raise the Roof" funding project for Calumet Heritage Center to continue 30...
By Jean Ellis*The Keweenaw Heritage Center at St. Anne's (KHC) in Calumet needs a new roof! Jean Ellis, KHC Board of Directors co-chair, tells why in this article. (Photo courtesy Keweenaw Heritage...
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Letter: Tribal members, allies carry water 31 miles in response to Copperwood...
Participants in the Sept. 14, 2024, Gichigaming Water Walk arrive at the shore of Lake Superior in Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, adjacent to the proposed Copperwood Mine site, at the...
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Local artist Julie Meyers offers bright Keweenaw colors in her cards,...
By Michele BourdieuThis lovely holiday note card is just one of many colorful creations by artist Julie Meyers of Chassell. Julie sells her cards in some local stores, at holiday gift sales and online....
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Gov. Whitmer lowers flags to honor former President Jimmy Carter
President Jimmy Carter addresses the nation from the Oval Office in April of 1977. (Photo by Getty Images, courtesy Houghton County Democratic Party)LANSING, Mich. -- On Monday, Dec. 30, 2024, in...
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People's March to be held Jan. 18 in Houghton; Washington, D.C. -- more
Image courtesy peoplesmarch.com.HOUGHTON, D.C -- A People's March will take place at 1 p.m. on Saturday, January 18, 2025, in Houghton, Mich., to celebrate the US Constitution and Bill of Rights. This...
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Local concerned citizens join People's March in Houghton despite frigid weather
By Alexandra Larsen*Participants in the People's March in Houghton, Mich., cross the Portage Lift Bridge between Houghton and Hancock on a blustery cold January 18, 2025, with wind chills at -11degrees...
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Thousands of progressives join People's March in DC on Jan. 18, 2025
By Michele BourdieuDisplaying signs and chanting their unified beliefs and hopes -- such as "We won't back down,""Hey Hey! Ho! Ho! Donald Trump has got to go!" and "This is what Democracy looks like!"...
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Michigan Attorney General team argues in State Court Line 5 should be shut...
LANSING -- On Jan. 27, 2025, attorneys for the Department of Attorney General gave oral arguments before Judge James S. Jamo of the Ingham County Circuit Court in Nessel v. Enbridge, seeking to shut...
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Federal Judge orders Trump Administration to halt public health research...
From: Office of Michigan Attorney General Dana NesselMichigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. (Photo courtesy michigan.gov)LANSING -- Federal Judge Angel Kelley of the United States District Court for...
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AG Nessel secures preliminary injunction against executive order attempting...
From: Office of Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel LANSING -- Today, Feb. 13, 2025, Judge Leo T. Sorokin in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts ordered a preliminary injunction...
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Letter: Local government officials hear views against anti-democratic...
[Editor's Note: This week Sarah Green, a resident of Calumet, Mich., addressed both the Houghton City Council (Feb. 12) and the Houghton County Board of Commissioners (Feb. 11) during public comment...
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Concerned citizens brave bitter cold in No King's Day march for democracy,...
By Alexandra Larsen*Braving extreme winter weather and sub-zero wind chills, some of the 60 participants in the February 17, 2025, No King's Day march display their signs as their rally to protect...
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Letter: To US Rep. Jack Bergman from League of Women Voters of the Copper...
HOUGHTON --Twenty of the League of Women Voters Copper Country Chapter (LWVCC) Board of Directors and members conducted a Zoom meeting with three members of Michigan First District U.S. Rep. Jack...
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"Not My Presidents' Day" protest at US Capitol opposes Trump-Musk policies:...
By Michele BourdieuParticipants in the Feb. 17, 2025, "Not My Presidents' Day" protest near the US Capitol in Washington, DC, listen to speakers opposing the current Administration's policies and join...
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Refuse Fascism Rally in DC compares Trump policies to Fascism under Hitler
By Michele BourdieuOn March 4, 2025, preceding President Trump's address to a joint session of Congress, a crowd of protesters listen to speakers at a Refuse Fascism Rally in the Upper Senate Park in...
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Michigan AG Nessel sues Trump Administration to stop dismantling Department...
LANSING -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today joined a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in suing the Trump administration (PDF) to stop the dismantling of the Department of Education...
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World's largest Ukrainian flag displayed near White House during "Don't...
By Michele BourdieuOn March 8, 2025, participants in the "Don't Abandon Ukraine" rally display the world's largest Ukrainian flag in President's Park South, not far from the White House in Washington,...
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Guest article: To Rep. Bergman: Trump defies court order, threatens democracy
[Editor's Note: The following is a transcript of the comments spoken by Valorie Troesch during the March 18 Bergman(less) Town Hall held in Houghton, Michigan, despite the absence of 1st Congressional...
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Guest article: Keweenaw Against the Oligarchy protest draws large, diverse...
By Lexi TaterAbout 150 Keweenaw residents and Michigan Technological University students, faculty and staff gather for a moment of silence near the Portage Lift Bridge in Houghton with their fists...
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"Hands Off!" event in Houghton attracts nearly 500 participants protesting...
By Michele BourdieuDisplaying many signs and flags, nearly 500 protesters line both sides of the Portage Lift Bridge from Houghton to Hancock, MI, for the April 5, 2025, "Hands Off!" demonstration...
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AG Nessel supports challenge to Trump Administration’s unconstitutional...
LANSING -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief (PDF) in American Association of University Professors, et al., v. Marco Rubio,...
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Six tribes end cooperation with US Army Corps over "Energy Emergency" Line 5...
This map shows the location of the existing Line 5 dual pipelines -- dotted lines to the west (at left) of the Mackinac Bridge (at right, in red) between St. Ignace and Mackinaw City, Michigan....
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Guest article: COP 29 in Azerbaijan and international policy on climate change
By Lexi Tater*Lexi Tater waves from under the COP 29 entryway in November of 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan. (Photo © and courtesy Dr. Mark Rouleau.)Hello! My name is Lexi Tater. This past November, I had...
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NO KINGS march in Houghton: Local citizens defend democratic values on April...
By Michele BourdieuOn Shelden Avenue and the Portage Lift Bridge in Houghton, Mich., participants in the April 19 NO KINGS march display signs and flags of protest against Trump administration policies...
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