Fair board lacks transparency in decisions about building
Barb: The decision by the Dickinson County Fair Board to proceed with the demolition of the historic concession building, despite clear and repeated public opposition, raises serious concerns about transparency, accountability and respect for the community the board is supposed to serve. Given the seriousness of this decision, the public is entitled to full disclosure of information used to justify demolition. If the fair board has relied on engineering reports, structural assessments, cost analyses, or other documentation to support its decision, why haven't they just released them so ...
Trump can’t deliver a quick exit from Iran
Whatever else Donald Trump’s “pause” is, it is not a ceasefire. Iranian barrages targeted Israel, Gulf Arab states and northern Iraq on Tuesday, while Israeli and U.S. warplanes struck across Iran. What Mr. Trump’s statement did was to narrow U.S. targets to exclude power plants and energy infrastructure to calm jittery markets. But the fighting continues. With reports that the U.S. is considering boots on the ground, Washington is waging war while searching for an exit — without a credible or unified negotiating position, as Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu pursues his own ...
Connor Sports puts UP in NCAA basketball tourneys
When college basketball's March Madness rolls around — the NCAA’s men’s Sweet Sixteen play starts today, the women’s side on Friday — Connor Sports gets a chance to be in the spotlight. The Crystal Falls-based company provides the hardwood courts for the tournaments, made from sugar maple harvested in the Upper Peninsula and northern Lower Peninsula and northern Wisconsin. It's thought the trees from this part of the country have the strongest characteristics to hold up over time, a company spokesman told Jeffrey Bonior for an article in Alliance for American Manufacturing, ...