Skip to content
rural-insights-logo
  • About
  • Articles
    • Latest Articles
    • Whispers, Noise & Rumors
    • Rural Voices
  • Research
  • Opinion
  • Data & Facts
  • ICYMI
  • Videos
  • Podcasts
  • Sign Up
  • Rural Insights Logo

Whispers, Noise & Rumors

Bay Mills Community College Gets Record Gift, NMU Student Leader Program Wins State Award, Michigan Constitution Change Opportunity, & Michigan Suicide Rates Higher Than National Average

By David Haynes | December 8, 2025 | 2

Bay Mills Community College Gets Record Gift, NMU Student Leader Program Wins State Award, Michigan Constitution Change Opportunity, & Michigan Suicide Rates Higher Than National Average. Read this week’s Rural Whispers, Noise & Rumors by David Haynes.

Read More

Belated Happy Thanksgiving, Housing the Homeless, and Line 5 in the UP

By David Haynes | December 3, 2025 | 4

Belated Happy Thanksgiving, Housing the Homeless, Line 5 in the UP. Read this week’s Rural Whispers, Noise & Rumors by David Haynes.

Read More

‘Marquette Ending Hunger’ Group Schedules Events, Thinking About SNAP Benefits, and a Welcome to NMU’s New President

By David Haynes | November 5, 2025 | 5

Marquette ‘Ending Hunger’ Group Schedules Events, Thinking About SNAP Benefits, and a Welcome to NMU’s New President. Read this week’s Rural Whispers, Noise & Rumors by David Haynes.

Read More

New NMU President Deliberations, Michigan Tech Honored, Pot for Potholes, Great Opportunity for K-12 Students at NMU, & Good News for Michigan Workers

By David Haynes | October 13, 2025 | 1

New NMU President Deliberations, Michigan Tech Honored, Pot for Potholes, Great Opportunity for K-12 Students at NMU, & Good News for Michigan Workers. Read this week’s Rural Whispers, Noise & Rumors by David Haynes.

Read More

UP Hospital Closes Birthing Unit, Higher Ed Degree Attainment, NMU and MTU Have Fall Enrollment Increases, The American Dream, Turning Point Vigil, and a Letter from the Editor

By David Haynes | September 22, 2025 | 4

UP Hospital Closes Birthing Unit, Higher Ed Degree Attainment, NMU and MTU Have Fall Enrollment Increases, The American Dream, Turning Point Vigil, and a Letter from the Editor. Read this week’s Rural Whispers, Noise & Rumors by David Haynes.

Read More

Veterans Day of Caring and Services, Busy Labor Day Around the UP, Copper Mine Status, and Third Grade Reading Scores Down Across State

By David Haynes | September 8, 2025 | 5

Veterans Day of Caring and Services, Busy Labor Day Around the UP, Copper Mine Status, and Third Grade Reading Scores Down Across State. Read this week’s Rural Whispers, Noise & Rumors by David Haynes.

Read More

Blues on the Bay, Housing for Teachers, Federal Cuts to Radio and TV, Possible Hole in Michigan Budget, and Stats from Beyond the UP

By David Haynes | August 11, 2025 | 13

Blues on the Bay, Housing for Teachers, Federal Cuts to Radio and TV, Possible Hole in Michigan Budget, and Stats from Beyond the UP. Read this week’s Whispers, Noise & Rumors by David Haynes.

Read More

Calling All Veterans, Public TV and Radio Cuts Felt in UP, School Libraries Facing Loss of Librarians, and Child Care Crisis

By David Haynes | July 30, 2025 | 2

Calling All Veterans, Public TV and Radio Cuts Felt in UP, School Libraries Facing Loss of Librarians, and Child Care Crisis. Read this week’s Rural Whispers, Noise & Rumors by David Haynes.

Read More

Singapore U.P. Land Purchases, Michigan Population Growth from Immigrants, Government Officials Being Threatened

By David Haynes | July 14, 2025 | 15

Singapore U.P. Land Purchases, Michigan Population Growth from Immigrants, and Government Officials Being Threatened. Read this week’s Rural Whispers, Noise & Rumors by David Haynes.

Read More

NMU Search Process Adds to President Search, K-12 Funding Advocacy Group Formed, New Marquette Campground, and Mackinac Island Ferry Prices Increase

By David Haynes | June 23, 2025 | 5

NMU Search Process Adds to President Search, K-12 Funding Advocacy Group Formed, New Marquette Campground, and Mackinac Island Ferry Prices Increase. Read this week’s Rural Whispers, Noise & Rumors by David Haynes.

Read More
« Newer Posts
Older Posts »

From the Blog

Recent Articles

  • Primary Day in Michigan, Supreme Court Rules on Line 5, Former UP Congressman and Resident Dies, and Convening the Governor’s Cabinet in the UP
  • Bridge Over Troubled Waters: Walking the International Bridge Between Sault Ste Marie Michigan and Ontario
  • Appointed University Boards Vs. Elected Boards, The Mingle Project, Reading Books, Reading Books, a DNR for the UP Only, & Major Health Reform
  • Latest Census Bureau Population Estimates for the U.P.
  • U.P. Exceptionalism: The Case of Craft Beer
  • The U.P. Falling Further and Further Behind?: An Comparison of Median Household Income Growth
  • Knife Fight in a Phone Booth, Food Waste Research Project, Status of Former Marquette Hospital Site Development, and the High Cost of Higher Education
  • Going to war, it happened before

The Issues

  • Community
  • Culture
  • Economy / Jobs
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Healthcare
  • Politics + Policy
  • Rural Voices
  • Uncategorized
  • Veterans
  • Whispers, Noise & Rumors
rural-insights-logo-white-large
  • About
  • Articles
  • Research
  • Data & Facts
  • Events
  • Contact
  • Sign Up

david@ruralinsights.org

©️ 2020 Rural Insights. All Rights Reserved.   |  Privacy Policy   |   Terms of Use

Google reCaptcha BadgeThis site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

✕

Welcome!

To keep up with the latest issues concerning the Upper Peninsula, sign up for updates below.

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
  • We are the primary research and information source for Michigan's Upper Peninsula and beyond. Join our mailing list to receive weekly insights on the issues that affect life in rural areas.