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Remembering a local political mentor – In her words

June 27, 2019 andrewlorinser

MARQUETTE, Mich. — As the Upper Peninsula mourns the passing of proud Registered Nurse, leader in the Michigan Nurses Association,…

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Labor Federation endorses Lorinser for City Commission

June 24, 2019 andrewlorinser

MARQUETTE, Mich. — After candidate screening with the Marquette-Alger Community Labor Council a motion was made recommending the endorsement of…

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What could a Community Benefits Agreement do for Marquette?

June 21, 2019 andrewlorinser

Community Benefits 101 I am a proponent of responsible growth, not unfettered shoreline development. We need to ensure projects are…

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Why we’re voting for o̶u̶r̶ Marquette’s son

June 19, 2019 andrewlorinser

My parents taught me leadership and diplomacy. Many candidates assume the support of their parents, but as I see it,…

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Bullied by caregiver, local woman turns past adversity into empowerment

June 18, 2019 andrewlorinser

MARQUETTE, Mich. — Dorothy Paad’s most memorable experience was going to Disney Land for the first time. She was 12.…

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These are getting so popular. Maybe because South Marquette is the future of the city with such a rich past. Historical tours with the urban archeologist Jim Koski by the Marquette Regional History Center are a huge hit. We had no qualms waiting for these ducks to cross the street. What an impressive turn out. Keep up the great work. 📷 Amy Dufay Rickard tiny.cc/WalkingTours ... See MoreSee Less

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I remember going on countless walking history tours of Mqt with Jim Koski when I was in college! Love that these are still a thing and that they’ve gotten SO popular!!!

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I received my Climate Reality - UP training this evening. Thank you, John and Marge Forslin for the informative presentation about how local leaders can be proactive in addressing the most existential threat we face. We have the ability to make global differences at the city level, and I am hopeful and emboldened by this group's activism. fb.com/ClimateRealityUP ... See MoreSee Less

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What are some main things you'd like to implement?

What do you use / prefer, and why? An interesting mini work session took place during the City budget meeting tonight. We'll continue both programs and depending on use, costs are similar for residents, but how we bill could be [very nominally] adjusted. Do you have any preference? Bags or bins? Why? tiny.cc/BagsOrBins ... See MoreSee Less

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I would prefer to use the bins but they are not available unless you pay utilities. I wish the bins would be able to be billed separately so they are available for people that do not pay utilities like renters! They are extremely convenient for us and the people responsible for picking up garbage!

I use bags. I would switch to the bins but I own and live in a three family and was told that I would need to rent three sets of bins. I would need one set for each unit. Not only is there no where to store that many bin, each unit is occupied by one single retiree. We produce three of the small bags of garbage each week and one rubbermade of recycling. We would hardly fill one set. We could easily share. I do not need, can not store, and it would cost too much to rent three sets of bins. I only need one for garbage and one for recycling for the whole house.

I use the small bags because I recycle and compost and they last me two or three weeks. The bins would be hard for me to handle in winter. Also I am at the bottom of hill with a great deal of wind. I'd be chasing the bins down 41! For recycling I have a small crate which works just fine. It doesn't blow away.

Here’s an idea. How about we do away with those ridiculously expensive bags/bins and instead, let the city implement a new policy where citizens pay for garbage service through property taxes? The current policy is nothing more than a scandalous way for Waste Management to generate record profits off the backs of hard working citizens - and I would not be surprised at this point if a few city officials have been paid off by the executives of Waste Management to keep the current policy in place.

The bins are too big and I have no place to store them. The quality and size of the bags has definitely decreased.

The quality of the bags is terrible, but the bins are not available for renters. Not a good system at all.

I would prefer to use bins, but we don't generate enough trash each week (even each month) to fill them - we're just two people and a dog and we compost, so we don't make as much trash. The cost is another factor - because we generate so little trash, the bags are much more affordable. I wish we had a weekly compost pick-up, especially in the winter when I can't really use my backyard compost bin. If it was easier for everyone to compost food scraps, maybe we wouldn't need such colossal bins either.

I wish I was able to afford the bins, because I would prefer them.

The bins are more convenient; nothing worse than going to put trash out and realizing you’re out of bags.

We have the bins and love them! Never a problem and not hard to move around in any season. Sometimes we forget to put out our garbage and that is the only time it gets over full as we have 4 in our family. In that case we have a package of bags that we have on hand and don’t mind buying them as it was our fault for not putting it out in the first place.

Bags work just fine. I can't imagine getting the bins from the garage to the street in the winter...which is for the bigger part of a year. Let each household choose what works for them.

Running out of bags blows. Not bring able to find them when sold out, same. Bins that can't fit up an awkward staircase so stay outside: ideal for the modern renter.

The bins, I think, are more eco-friendly in the long run. The bags are too much specialized single use plastic. In the near future, I'd like to see these coupled with biodegradable bags become the norm

Bins for sure! No more plastic, they hold more trash and things that may be odd shaped to put in a bag and have it rip, and big thing for us is the seagulls that frequent our neighborhood and pick stuff out of the bags, numerous times I'd have to bag the one over with another, wasting more plastic. The bins are no problem whatsoever.

The bins are my favorite. I live alone, so I don't have a need to put my bins out every week. This allows me a place to put my trash bags until my bin is full.

Bins, easier clean up all around!

Bins but waste management is not doing us any favors at these rates. The time they pickup is very disruptive 11pm to midnight really?

A family of 4 +dog and we rarely filled a small bag each week but we choose bins now because I didn’t like the fact the bags were plastic.

We recently moved from Wisconsin and had the bins. We also had the trucks that picked them up and dumped them into the truck. LOVED them!!

Not sure if this is part of the discussion but every place I have ever lived previously they pick up the garbage during the day. I have no idea why they have to do it at night. The trucks are so loud and wake up residents with the noise. I would suggest changing the garbage pick up time to during the day. If NYC isn’t too congested for day time pick up then we aren’t either.

The bags are horrible. They have weak seams which have broken countless times. And we still get bags without handles once in a while.

I've been ranting about this for so long, I'm glad it's being discussed. There are so many critters in town that tear open the bags; I'm tired of seeing trash all over the sidewalks.

Pushing the bin in the winter is a big drawback. We can’t get bins-I live in a 4 apartment building. We would need 4 sets of bibs, one for each of us. If we could have gotten one set, we would have done it. We all don’t make that much trash. So, bags we have. I hope any adjustments they make will not raise the cost of the bags. They already have bag trouble with bags having no pull tie or having a hole in the seam. As much as the bags cost you need to go to the city to replace the ruined bag.

I don't like the thought off dragging the bins through the snow and ice. Plus the workers leave the bins in the street and very hard to not hit when you leave in the morning.

Waste management sucks

William Ball was a friend, a great teacher, and an even better man. What a life he lived. Politically, we agreed only on a few things; one, we really like each other. Rest in peace, Dr. Ball. I'll always remember his last words to me: andrewmqt.com/ball. 🌳 ... See MoreSee Less

Tree planted in remembrance of late professor, William Ball

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Students, faculty, and friends of Ball shared their favorite stories of the beloved professor as they took turns covering the tree’s roots with dirt.

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He was a good professor r.i.p 🙁

I appreciated having him as a professor

I am so upset to hear this!

Oh my god no!

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The posters for Upper Peninsula Rainbow Pride's 2019 #UPPrideFest are wicked sharp. "All healthy expressions of gender and sexuality should be supported. Pride is having the freedom to embrace your identity while being able to overcome the obstacles you face on a daily basis. Pride is about unconditional love, which anyone should be free to celebrate regardless of race, gender, sex, sexual orientation, education, religion, disability, financial or familial status." September 14. See you there. fb.com/uprainbowpride ... See MoreSee Less

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Sounds familiar. Think I wrote that. We do have a few more edits to make on the poster before we print them. We have several sponsors to add as well. Also I should be clear this is at Tourist Park Marquette as there are other parks in the area named Tourist Park I believe. VENDORS AND SPONSORS: vendor forms and sponsor forms can be found on our website www.uprainbowpride.org. We ARE still looking for vendors. The entertainment schedule and confirmed vendor list will be updated this week sometime. As soon as I have a chance to do it because I am the web admin, on top of that I have a full-time job and other responsibilities. Do you want to volunteer at Pride Fest or learn more about how you can help out the LGBT community in the area? Email us. Uprainbowpride@gmail.com

Thank you for your support, Andrew Robert Lorinser. Very appreciated to get it from community leaders such as yourself.

They don't need another identity,God already named them.

Is there a drag show this year or no?

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Read UP bookmobile promotes literacy

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MARQUETTE — After finishing a good read, the book may occupy the nightstand for a few weeks before finding its home on a bookshelf crammed between dozens of others to collect dust. Why not donat...

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Ooooh I LOVE these. They are all over cities on the west coast and they are truly magical. Hope we incorporate them into MQT! I have all sorts of books to fill them with 🤓

These and those public pantries would be cool to see around town.

Wonderful idea!

One in Shiras(or at least there used to be) and one in Harvey on Silver Creek Road.