October 3, 2011 MARQUETTE — For college students hoping to find employment, the Northern Michigan University Fall Job Fair Wednesday could be a good place to start. The fair will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. more »»

September 27, 2011 MARQUETTE — Twelve weeks, 280 regular participants and 759 pounds lost. more »»

September 28, 2011 MARQUETTE — Like many kids, Marquette Senior High School freshman Makayla Foster sometimes needs help with her homework. So she attends Homework Night at one of the local churche. more »»

September 29, 2011 MARQUETTE — The sounds of Rachmaninoff fill the greenhouse at the back of the Jacobetti Veterans Center in Marquette. “Sometimes it’s Tchaikovsky,” said Gary Baker as he shut off the boombox. more »»

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September 30, 2011 LANSING — Lake Superior public waters are giving off a foul odor — at least to a dog named Sable trained to detect human sewag. more »»

October 1, 2011 Banned Books Week ended Friday. I hope you celebrated by reading something subversive — “To Kill a Mockingbird,” maybe, or “The Catcher in the Rye. more »»

October 2, 2011 MARQUETTE — Twice a week, the old gymnasium at Marquette’s Graveraet School is transformed into a dance studio. more »»