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The Downtown Bite
 Michael Babcock |
Latest MDOT updateMon, July 20, 2009 @ 7:55AM The removals on the 5th block of Shelden Avenue (Huron to Isle Royale) are well underway. Bricks are being layed in the third block which is expected to be opened to traffic mid-next week. Also, on the adjacent project on US-41 at MTU, the paving is nearly completed. The stretch of US-41 from MacInnes Drive to Cliff Drive is expected to be reopened next week (3 weeks early). All businesses remain open downtown. Pedestrian access is being accomodated in the two block construction area with temporary wooden sidewalks. Vehicular access is available on the remainder of Shelden Avenue, not under construction. A portion of Shelden Avenue has been converted to angle parking to accomodate needs for individuals wanting to access the businesses. Vehicles may enter at Franklin Square or from side streets. Drivers are reminded that Montezuma Avenue is a two way street for the duration of constructio.
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 Larry Holcombe |
History 101Tue, March 3, 2009 @ 10:54AM I'm a lot of things at heart. I love my small family, music, singing and most things-to-do with my home state of Nebraska. I thoroughly enjoy sports, maps, flags and pennants, discussions of church issues, and re-runs of "Gilligan's Island" and "Leave It to Beaver." My two favorite times of year are summer and Christmas. But one of my most favorite things is history. It's one of the reasons I'm in the newspaper business. It's been said newspapers write the first draft of history. Historians often look back to newspaper accounts to help their journey. The Daily Mining Gazette has been writing the first draft of history for 150 years -- weekly for the first 50 years as the Portage Lake Mining Gazette, and as the Daily Mining Gazette for the last 100 years. In celebration of our 150th anniversary in 2009, we've been republishing a front page from the past each Tuesday.
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The Red Line Online
 Brandon Veale |
Stretch Drive MathTue, February 17, 2009 @ 1:34PM It’s hard to believe that the stretch drive of the winter sports regular season is upon us. Some conferences are already in the bag (like Houghton’s girls in the WestPAC) and others are darned close to it (Ontonagon girls and Baraga boys in the Copper Country). Others are much more in flux. Locally, the most obvious of these is the WestPAC boys’ basketball race. Houghton owns a 1 1/2 game cushion with just two to play, but those two are Ironwood tonight and a tough road trip to Calumet. A Houghton win, though far from certain, would clinch a share of the WestPAC title and eliminate Ironwood and West Iron from contention for the top spot. If the Red Devils win tonight, all heck breaks loose. Houghton would still lead the conference, but the field would have games in hand. The best part is that there’s a entirely likely scenario by which we could still have a four-way tie: 1. Houghton loses to Ironwood and Calumet. 2.
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