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Media is an award Members work in teams to produce stories which are published regularly in Marquette Monthly magazine and broadcast weekly on WMQT-Q107 Radio and WNMU Public Radio 90 in Marquette. Besides local reporting, members cover special projects such as recent cultural exchanges with youth in Japan and the 2008 Democratic and Republican National Conventions. Stories have appeared in numerous national outlets including The Boston Globe, New York Daily News, Los Angeles Times and The Philadelphia Inquirer. The
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| Marquette agency helps youth in crisis situations | ||
| Far out in the woods south of Marquette is an agency that uses an upbeat and fundamental program to help teach kids the right ways to cope with some bad situations or behave so they will grow up to be successful adults with good attitudes. Click here to read more. | ||
| Parents' balancing act: freedom versus safety | ||
| Tragic young faces, once unknown, become known throughout the country as the media’s crime exposure increases. Some say that as a result, parents who once walked to school themselves and were out with friends until dark unsupervised are now driving their children to school, regardless of the distances, and accompanying them on trips to the park. Click here to read more. | ||
| Youth sound off on politics past, present and future | ||
| Recently, three fifteen-year-old high school sophomores––Aryana Seiple-Welch, Katie Liubakka and Jed Johnson, all of Marquette––discussed the 2008 election, current issues and what effects the political choices of today might have on their personal future and the political outlook for 2012. Click here to read more. | ||
| Local programs address need for more U.S. engineers | ||
| Some feel the future of American engineering looks dismal as our country prepares for further technological expansion. According to a recent Harris Interactive Survey 85 percent of students in the U.S. would prefer a "more exciting" career than engineering. Click here to read more. | ||
| Young filmmakers inspired by Traverse City Film Festival | ||
| The fifth annual Traverse City Film Festival wrapped up early last month but its influence is continuing on in the minds of the many young aspiring filmmakers from Michigan who attended. Click here to read more. | ||
Children, community come together during forest fire |
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| On May 20, 2009 a fire broke in a rural, but fairly populated area off of County Road 581 south of Ishpeming. The fire was caused by a fallen power line and resulting sparks. Because of the very dry and windy conditions, the fire spread quickly. Click here to read more. | ||
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