Posted in February 8th, 2010
TRAVERSE CITY, MI Northwest Michigan's thriving grape and wine industry will have a new pipeline to a trained workforce thanks to a partnership between Northwestern Michigan College , Michigan State University , and the online VESTA program at Missouri State University.
Posted in February 8th, 2010
Members of the U.S. armed forces with known Michigan ties who died in 2010 supporting military operations in Afghanistan: ___ ? Sgt.
Posted in February 8th, 2010
A local man died after he crashed into trees and was thrown from his snowmobile.
Posted in February 8th, 2010
U.S. Army Sgt. Dillon Black Foxx was outgoing and humble, and his mother remembers him as a caring child through the years. Foxx, 22, of Traverse City, was killed by an explosion Friday during his second tour of duty in Afghanistan.
Posted in February 8th, 2010
More than 500 women braved single-digit temperatures Sunday to attend the 12th annual Women's Winter Tour at Crystal Mountain in Thompsonville.
Posted in February 8th, 2010
I've just finished Mardi Link's "Isadore's Secret," published last year. It's a good read, well-researched and well-told with respect for the people whose lives it touched for decades. Link, a former police reporter and book editor, doesn't conclusively solve the mystery of who killed Sister Janina in 1907.
Posted in February 8th, 2010
A bomb killed Foxx while his unit was patrolling in western Afghanistan. A staff sergeant and captain who worked with Foxx describe him as a self-starter and someone they could always count on.
Posted in February 7th, 2010
Sgt. Dillon B. Foxx, 22, of Traverse City, died Friday in Bala Murghab, in western Afghanistan, after suffering wounds from an improvised explosive device.
Posted in February 7th, 2010
"Thus it is said that one who knows the enemy and knows himself will not be endangered in a hundred engagements." Sun Tzu, The Art of War.
Posted in February 6th, 2010
Districts across the region are seeking ways to trim budgets, and some are considering a unique option " tweak the school calendar by a few minutes now to cut out whole days later, a technique that saves on staffing, utilities and transportation.