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Delta County Veterans Food Pantry, Lack of Available Internet for Rural Students, and Returning to School Too Soon?
Delta County veterans food pantry, returning to school, lack of available internet for rural students, and more book suggestions. Read more in this week’s Rural Whispers, Noise & Rumors.
Marquette selected as local hub for new VA suicide prevention initiative
Marquette has been selected as one of the 30 projected “Together with Veterans” hub sites, a program intended to connect veterans with one another in rural areas to reduce the number of suicides.
Rural Whispers, Noise & Rumors: August 10, 2020
Corporate property tax abatements, Apollo investment and ownership in the UP, NMU COVID-19 testing, Michigan Revenue Estimating Conference, and new book suggestions. Read more in this week’s Rural Whispers, Noise & Rumors.
CRC: Michigan Supreme Court rules counties can’t keep surplus proceeds from tax foreclosure sales
Jill Roof at the Citizens Research Council of Michigan gives an overview of the Michigan Supreme Court’s recent ruling that a state law allowing county treasurers to keep surplus proceeds from tax foreclosure sales is unconstitutional, and how the ruling doesn’t go far enough to address similar issues.
Survey shows UP teachers’ opinion mixed on return to school
Educational technology expert Pamela Spady shares the results and her thoughts on a UP-wide survey of K-12 teachers on their opinions for how to return to school for the 2020-21 school year.
Rural Whispers, Noise & Rumors: August 3, 2020
Primary day in Michigan, absentee ballots, NMU EAN update, news tips, and book suggestions. Read more in this week’s Rural Whispers, Noise & Rumors.
Rural America and the Veterans of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
In a recent paper, David Haynes and Jesse Sherman took a look at some of the challenges faced by veterans in rural America and in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, particularly the Veteran Affairs’ efforts to provide veterans with easy access to quality health care.
Air travel in Rural America met with more challenges than ever
Sawyer International Airport Manager Duane DuRay illustrates the current landscape of airports in the rural U.P., and the challenges faced by the airports, airlines, and communities.
Rural Whispers, Noise & Rumors: July 27, 2020
The UP’s first Marriott hotel, dark store tax reductions, who is Leon Black, and a veteran historical marker goes missing. Read more in this week’s Rural Whispers, Noise & Rumors.
Dickinson area sees economic growth in multiple sectors
Executive Director of the Dickinson Area Economic Alliance Lois Ellis provides an update on the economic growth being seen in the Iron Mountain Micropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses the area in and around Iron Mountain, Kingsford, and Norway.
