David Haynes sits down with Brian Chapman, City Manager for Sault Ste. Marie to catch up on the latest issues surrounding municipal finance and rural government, including the issue of “dark stores” and the importance of intergovernmental work in…

 David Haynes sits down with Gina Thorsen, President and Co-Owner of Stormy Kromer, one of the most well-known and successful UP brands and manufacturers–most notably for the original Stormy Kromer cap. Thorsen discusses her background having been born and…

 David Haynes sits down once again with Gary McDowell, former U.P. legislator, U.P. resident, and current director of the Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development (MDARD). In this episode, Gary discusses the newly-created Office of Rural Development, which…

 David Haynes sits down with Cheyenne Marlin, Assistant Director for the University of Michigan’s U.P. Scholars Program. The program provides “substantial scholarship aid for four years of undergraduate study at U-M exclusively to incoming students from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.”…

 David Haynes sits down with Karen Kovacs, the new City Manager for Marquette. Kovacs was officially appointed as the Marquette City Manager on May 24, 2021 and took office on June 7. The City Manager is the chief administrator…

 David Haynes sits down with Dirk Wierenga, director of Route 2 Elsewhere, a documentary which “tells the story of challenges that face rural America communities adapting to a changing economy, from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to Montana” and…

 David Haynes sits down with Elise Bur, who was selected to be the first director of the NMU Center for Rural Health after the program received a $100,000 grant in 2020. The NMU Center for Rural Health is a…

 David Haynes sits down with Dr. Coby Fletcher, Superintendent of the Escanaba School District. His district–one of the largest in the Upper Peninsula–encompasses a kindergarten center, lower elementary school, upper elementary school, junior high school, and senior high school,…

David Haynes sits down with Dr. Coby Fletcher, Superintendent of the Escanaba School District. His district–one of the largest in the Upper Peninsula–encompasses a kindergarten center, lower elementary school, upper elementary school, junior high school, and senior high school, which…

 David Haynes sits down for another conversation with David Jahn, President and CEO of Chippewa County War Memorial Hospital. Jahn has been with War Memorial for 15 years, and prior to that he was CEO and CFO at Schoolcraft…