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February 2002 Viewpoints

The Finnish "Brogue" of the Copper Country

By Kathryn Remlinger Posted 02/25/2002

HOUGHTON -- If you wonder about the origins of that bumper sticker, "Say yah to da UP, eh," or why Copper Country natives "make wood" and eat "pannukakku," guest author Kathryn Remlinger, Ph.D., offers some answers from her research on the influence of the Finnish language on the Copper Country dialect. Remlinger will also present a Humanities Colloquium, "Accent with an Attitude," from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 27, in Rozsa 120 (the Choir Room) on the Michigan Tech campus. more

Children in abortion demonstrations: It's time for regulation

By Bill Fink Posted 02/23/2002

HOUGHTON -- Anti-choice picketers are placing real children in harm's way on the picket line. In the third article of a series, Bill Fink, Keweenaw Now assistant editor and columnist, discusses the facts of the situation and the implications for our community. more

Planned Parenthood Protester Profile

By Bill Fink Posted 02/15/2002

HOUGHTON -- What motivates a person to display graphic signs of aborted fetuses during Houghton's traffic rush? Keweenaw Now guest columnist Bill Fink attempts to find out. more

Club Indigo to present Some Like it Hot

By Joe Kirkish Posted 02/14/2002

HOUGHTON -- Guest columnist Joe Kirkish says there's a joke going around the Calumet Theatre. "Seems the two films selected for the winter months Club Indigo programs are ironically titled. January's film, Alice's Restaurant, was foodless; and now the February film, coming during the coldest month of the year, is entitled Some Like It Hot," he says in his review of the classic comedy to be presented by the MBY music fraternity at the historic Calumet Theatre on Friday, February 15, at 7:15 p.m. more

Anti-abortion signs raise question, "What is obscene?"

By Bill Fink Posted 02/10/2002

HOUGHTON -- Guest columnist Bill Fink, of Portage Township, has been troubled and perplexed by the display of graphic signs as part of the continuing protests against Planned Parenthood. He explains some of his thoughts on the issue and outlines the interviews he will be conducting to try to learn more about protesters' reasons for displaying these signs. more

National Wildlife Federation questions MDEQ on Mt. Bohemia document

By Jane Reyer Posted 02/07/2002

ANN ARBOR -- A spokesperson for the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) says Black Bear's antidegradation statement to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) does not meet MDEQ standards for water quality. NWF says the proposed increase in phosphorous discharge from the Mt. Bohemia septic system to Lac La Belle is not justified by the developer's data. Read NWF's letter to MDEQ. more

Residents fight uphill battle to protect Lake Superior

By Michael LaBeau Posted 02/06/2002

RICHMOND, VA. -- Former Keweenaw resident Michael LaBeau says the loss of water quality in Lake Superior is too great a risk to accept the claims of economic benefit presented by Black Bear's antidegradation statement for Mt. Bohemia. He says local residents face an uphill battle to protect the quality of an irreplaceable resource. more

They razed Paradise and put in a septic tank

By Sandra Harting Posted 02/05/2002

TOIVOLA -- Guest author Sandra Harting, Ph.D., president of AWAKE (the Association Working Against Keweenaw Exploitation) says the presence of witnesses can be a powerful deterrent to abuse of environmental, land use or other laws. She cites concerned citizens' involvement in the developments at Mt. Bohemia and Hunters Point as examples of good citizenship and calls on Keweenaw residents to participate in environmental stewardship by continued vigilance. more

Concerned skier questions Bohemia development

By Kenneth Thiemann Posted 02/05/2002

HOUGHTON -- Guest columnist Kenneth Thiemann -- skier, snowboarder and Michigan Tech graduate in environmental engineering -- questions the Mt. Bohemia development because of potential pollution of Lac La Belle and Lake Superior from the septic system recently built for the ski hill. Thiemann asks concerned Keweenaw residents to contact the Department of Environmental Quality by the deadline of Feb. 6 to comment on Black Bear's antidegradation statement, required for their wastewater discharge permit. more

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