Season’s Greetings!
Hopefully you’re all warm and fed reading this. If you’re not, I encourage you to reach out for help. It’s out there, you just have to ask.
I’m bringing you a couple of columns this week, the third in Bruce’s series about local Native American history, as well as more in my own series on the history of the American press.
There are a couple other things “in the oven”, but they aren’t done baking just yet.
Best holiday wishes,
J. Vissers
The Trial of John Peter Zenger
By Joshua Vissers
John Peter Zenger was arrested on a Sunday in November 1734, on charges of libel.
The warrant for his arrest read, in part:
"… his Journals or News Papers… having in them many Things, tending to raise Factions and Tumults, among the People of this Province, inflaming their Minds with Contempt of His Majesty's Government, and greatly disturbing the Peace thereof…"
Chief Buffalo’s Fight for His People
By Bruce Johanson
Now, why was Buffalo (Ke-che-waish-ke) so all-fired important? First off, Buffalo was recognized by the US government as the principal chief of the Lake Superior Ojibwa; a voice who spoke for a united Ojibwa people.
Other News (aggregated, not sponsored)
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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
The Associated Press
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out.
Fire closes US-41 in Calumet Township Tuesday night
Keweenaw Report
While they battled the fire in near white-out conditions, a highway detour was set up by Houghton County Sheriff’s deputies and Michigan State Police troopers.
Gov. Whitmer appoints 2 to MTU Board of Trustees
Upper Michigan Source (TV6)
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer reappointed a Marquette man to the Michigan Technological University Board of Trustees Thursday and appointed a Lower Michigan woman to serve her first term on the board.