The Issues
Recent Articles
A Conversation with Dan Truckey, Director of the Beaumier UP Heritage Center
In the latest episode of the Rural Insights Podcast, David Haynes sits down with Dan Truckey, Director and Curator of the Beaumier UP Heritage Center at Northern Michigan University.
The Upper Peninsula’s Food Price Premium
Higher food and gas prices are part of the cost of living in a remote area, and the latest food price increases have only added to those costs. This article illustrates the added price premium that UP residents in remote areas pay for basic food items by examining the total cost of 13 commonly-purchased food items, and the impact dollar stores have had on availability of healthy food choices.
UP School Debates Showing LGBT Flag, Ketchup on Pasties in Trouble, From the World Around Us, and Taxes Missed
UP School Debates Showing LGBT Flag, Ketchup on Pasties in Trouble, From the World Around Us, and Taxes Missed. Read this week’s Rural Whispers, Noise & Rumors by David Haynes.
Former UP State Rep Case Given to AG, General Election Races in the UP, Higher Education as a Hedge Fund, and From the World Around Us
Former UP State Rep Case Given to AG, General Election Races in the UP, Higher Education as a Hedge Fund, and From the World Around Us. Read this week’s Rural Whispers, Noise, & Rumors by David Haynes.
Systems Control: Sixty Years of Growth, Innovation and Success
Systems Control is one of the Upper Peninsula’s most successful companies. In this article, Lois Ellis of the Dickinson Area Economic Alliance gives a great overview of the company’s history and accomplishments over the last 60 years.
NMU Selects New President, Michigan Child Care Funding, New Michigan Scholarship, Young UP Voices in Leadership
NMU Selects New President, Michigan Child Care Funding, New Michigan Scholarship, and Young UP Voices in Leadership. Read this week’s Rural Whispers, Noise & Rumors by David Haynes.
The Jesuits Open the Upper Peninsula to the World
Historian and author Russell Magnaghi gives a fascinating overview of how the Jesuits explored the Upper Peninsula area in the 17th and 18th centuries and their great contributions to expanding the knowledge of the region’s environment and people.
Union Approval Rating, College Tuition Assistance, Rural K12 Funding, and Michigan Constitutional Amendments on the Ballot
Union Approval Rating, College Tuition Assistance, Rural K12 Funding, and Michigan Constitutional Amendments on the Ballot. Read this week’s Rural Whispers, Noise & Rumors by David Haynes.
A Conversation with Steve Young, Chairman of the Board of Trustees at NMU
In the latest episode of the Rural Insights Podcast, David Haynes sits down to chat with Steve Young, Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Northern Michigan University. Topics covered include NMU’s search for a new President, and the various challenges facing higher education and how the board and NMU is addressing those challenges.
Fall Tourism in the Upper Peninsula, Banned Books, State Constitutional Amendments, UP Slogans, and Child Poverty in Michigan
Fall Tourism in the Upper Peninsula, Banned Books, State Constitutional Amendments, UP Slogans, and Child Poverty in Michigan. Read this week’s Rural Whispers, Noise & Rumors by David Haynes.
