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November 2001 Viewpoints

Harry Potter offers fantasy, visual delights

By Joe Kirkish Posted 11/22/2001

HOUGHTON -- Guest columnist and film critic Joe Kirkish says Harry Potter is a visual delight with great acting to boot. In a post script, Kirkish offers his suggestions for fine video viewing and possibilities for next year's Club Indigo at the Calumet Theatre. more

Keweenaw Krayons' greenhouse under construction

By Carol Rose Posted 11/17/2001

MOHAWK -- Keweenaw Krayons, based at the Ramblin' Rose Arts Center in Mohawk, will soon have a new permanent greenhouse, thanks to local youth, Keweenaw Academy students and adult volunteers. Guest columnist Carol Rose, founder and director of the non-profit arts organization, says volunteers are essential for this and other projects at the center. more 

Club Indigo, local movies offer escape from reality 

By Joe Kirkish Posted 11/16/2001

HOUGHTON -- This season's last Club Indigo film, A Christmas Story, which will be shown at 7:15 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 16, at the Calumet Theatre, is delightful nostalgia, while at least one local feature offers wholesome entertainment for the whole family. more 

September 11: A personal commentary

By Ben Hartsell Posted 11/11/2001

HOUGHTON -- On this anniversary of Armistice Day (Veterans' Day) and two months after the September 11 tragedy, Keweenaw Now finds it fitting to publish a commentary by Michigan Tech student Ben Hartsell, who writes, "September 11 moved me like nothing I've experienced in my lifetime …" more

More misery in store for a longsuffering people, Part 3: Rebuilding a Devastated Country

By Ron Martin, Jr. Posted 11/11/2001

HOUGHTON -- In the third, and final, article of a three-part series, guest author Ron Martin, Jr., of Houghton, discusses the need to establish a responsible government in Afghanistan if and when the Taliban should fall from power. Martin also provides useful links to maps and Internet information sources on Afghanistan and on relief and human rights organizations.  more

More misery in store for a longsuffering people, Part 2: The Humanitarian Crisis

By Ron Martin, Jr. Posted 11/10/2001

HOUGHTON -- In the second article of a three-part series, guest author Ron Martin, Jr., of Houghton, who has traveled in Afghanistan and Pakistan, discusses the impending humanitarian crisis of starvation, illness and human rights abuses threatening war-torn Afghanistan. Part 3: Rebuilding a Devastated Country will follow soon. more

More misery in store for a longsuffering people, Part 1: On the Military Front

By Ron Martin, Jr. Posted 11/9/2001

HOUGHTON -- Guest author Ron Martin, Jr., of Houghton, who has traveled in Afghanistan and Pakistan, offers his analysis of the present military situation in Afghanistan in the first article of a three-part series. more

Letter: Afghanistan threatened with mass starvation

By Scott Rutherford Posted 11/7/2001

HANCOCK -- Scott Rutherford of Hancock says United States military actions in retaliation for the September 11 tragedy could result in the starvation of two million people in Afghanistan. While six million Afghans will be dependent on aid this winter, Rutherford says a United Nations refugee agency has refused to increase food deliveries because the Taliban have interfered with them. Rutherford asks why the U.S. media have said little about this crisis. more

Hear ye! Hear ye! The South Shore Town Crier, November 6, 2001

By John Kaleita Posted 11/7/2001

LAC LA BELLE -- In his latest newsletter South Shore Town Crier John Kaleita predicts a report on Black Bear’s application for a septic Discharge Permit from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Waste Management Division, is coming soon. He reminds local residents to attend an important Grant Township Board meeting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 14, in the Copper Harbor Community Building. more

Keweenaw County Historical Society Banquet showcases achievements, KNHP plans
By Paul Freshwater Posted 11/4/2001

ALLOUEZ -- About 75 members and guests of the Keweenaw County Historical Society (KCHS) met for dinner at the Allouez Community Hall on October 7 to celebrate a year of accomplishments, present an annual award and hear speaker Keweenaw National Historical Park Superintendent Frank Fiala outline his vision for the future. more

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