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Club Finndigo to present Kaurismaki's Juha Jan. 21

By Joe Kirkish  Posted 01/19/2005

HOUGHTON -- As a prelude to Hancock's annual Heikinpäivä celebration, the Calumet Theatre will present well known Finnish director Aki Kaurismaki's Juha as its third annual Club Finndigo, at 7:15 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 21, following a Finnish buffet at 6 p. m. Joe Kirkish calls Juha "a modern silent movie in a richly handsome and detailed black and white -- complete with sound effects and an award winning musical score written expressly for this movie." A short, prize-winning feature titled Finland, Winter Wonderland will also be shown. Club Finndigo will kick off the weekend Heikinpäivä events that culminate on Saturday night with a grand buffet and dance in Finlandia Hall on the Finlandia University campus. more

Fraud 2004

By Ray Molzon  Posted 01/14/2005

HANCOCK -- Guest columnist Ray Molzon offers his views on the 2000 and 2004 elections: from his feelings of  "despair" and "numbness" to the silence of the mainstream press, the inadequacies of the Help America Vote Act of 2002, the ironies and flaws in the Ohio recount. However, Molzon sees some hope ahead in Senator Boxer's recent challenge to the Ohio vote and the ensuing debate. more 

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