Holiday giving gearing up, tough turbine questions examined, South Range clerk catches multitude of errors
Front Page, Week of Nov. 13, 2021
'Tis the Season
While many of us make merry, some of us are preparing for the Upper Peninsula's harshest season — in a difficult year
We’re all having a lot of ups and downs lately, but for some Copper Country residents, the only thing keeping them from hitting rock bottom is the local charities and the hard workers running them at risk of their own health.
Not in this story: Portage Health Foundation is also gearing up for its annual Giving Tuesday program.
Wind Turbulence (Episode 1)
A podcast exploring complex questions surrounding wind development
Almost since the day I moved here more than three years ago, I’ve been reporting on wind turbines.
There’s good reason to keep doing so, but I started…
Also worth noting on the topic of wind turbines, the Upper Peninsula Environmental Coalition will be hosting a talk with Peter Sinclair, a videographer who has been covering environment and renewable energy issues from Michigan for more than a decade.
Power to the People
The Inside Scoop (and a photo of my cat)
This is the paid-subscriber-only editorial and opinion section of Copper Beacon.
This week, I’ve put down some thoughts on distributed power generation, greatly informed by my interview with Roman Sidortsov, part of the above podcast.
New council member added, former clerk's errors caught, holidays now paid for new employees
South Range Village Council, Nov. 11, 2021
In a long meeting, the South Range Village Council heard their first full update from new village clerk Kristen Archambeau and, being impressed, also approved a couple of her requests.
Honoring our veterans
If you haven’t seen it before, I’d like to share this project from earlier this year with you for Veteran’s Day, which passed on Thursday.
I interviewed Joseph Enrietti, a tail-gunner in WWII, last year and submitted his story to the U.S. Library of Congress to be archived with the rest of our nation’s history.
His story is a fairly incredible one, worthy of a Hollywood movie, in my opinion.
Thank you for your service, Joe.
Other News (aggregated, not sponsored)
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Major health system goes ‘red’ to care for COVID-19 patients
The Associated Press
This is exactly what people have been concerned about. Now, not only are people dying of COVID-19 but there are so many patients that people are being denied other important services. This is the disaster we were meant to avert.
Cougar sightings creeping up in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
The Associated Press
“More cougar sightings are being confirmed in Michigan, although wildlife officials aren’t certain yet whether that means more of the animals are reclaiming the area as their home.”
Whitmer vetoes scholarship plan critics liken to vouchers
David Eggert, The Associated Press
“Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday vetoed Republican-backed bills that would have created scholarship accounts for K-12 students to pay for educational expenses, including private school and tutoring, and given tax credits to people and corporations that donate to the program.”
Here is why crowd surges can kill people
Stan Choe, The Associated Press
If you’re still stunned and confused about how tragedies like the one in Houston last week can happen, here’s a little article explaining the mechanics of it. It includes some historic examples.