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Liquor License Restored At Library Restaurant & Brew Pub

The Library in Houghton is once again a full-service restaurant and brew pub. For more than two weeks, you wouldn’t have been able to be served alcohol at the Library because the state temporarily suspended the establishment’s liquor license. The restaurant’s owner is Jim Cortrright, who is also co-owner of …

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Gogebic Community College Responds To Best In State Ranking

The best community college in the state is right here in the U.P. That’s according to the national website, Wallethub.com. The website recently ranked all of the community colleges in the nation.  Twenty-seven made the list from Michigan. And Gogebic Community College was 123rd in the country, putting it first among …

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Third Grade Reading Standards Bill Passes House Committee

A Michigan House committee has approved a bill creating literacy benchmarks for students to reach by the end of third grade. If they don’t hit their mark they’re held back a grade. The legislation would require students who fall short to take intensive reading courses to bring them up to …

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