Growing up in NYC I was used to newspapers that took all day to read. There were "fluff" pieces but there was also a lot of local and national news. When we moved to Florida we made fun of the Palm Beach Post because of all the "silly" stories about rogue alligators and the many many articles concerning the antics of "Florida Man". (Florida Man is the endearing term given to any idiot living in Florida who manages to do something REALLY stupid. It is mind boggling how many of these stories there are.) As stupid as these featured articles are I find them quite entertaining. (Which goes to show you just how shallow and immature I am.)
This year when The Man and I returned to the UP one of The Man's brothers had left us several news paper articles about some things that have gone on within Delta County while we were away. There is a huge dispute over Solar Panels being installed on farm land. A few people stand to make a lot of money if these panels are allowed to be put up but most of the residents are dead set against it for various valid reasons. The Escanaba Press covers all this on an almost daily basis.
Because all this is going on around us I decided it would be a good idea to subscribe to The Press for the months we are here. The cost of The Press is minuscule compared to my seasonal subscription to our Florida paper, probably because the Escanaba Press only has 2 sections. The main part of the paper covers "The News" and the second section is sports and comics. Section one is usually 5-6 pages and sports section averages 3-4 pages. There are very few international stories and even fewer national news stories. Instead the paper covers important issues like these . . .
And I thought stories about Florida Man were silly. But I will not make fun because these are serious issues here in the UP. On any day on a drive from the farm into town we will pass at least 2 dead porcupines and/or skunks. There is the occasional dead fox but seldom anyones dog or cat. It seems that the local house pets have learned about roads and cars. In September there is always a multitude of dead deer all over the place.
As for the fishing report . . . Let me just say that it is now Walleye season and we have not seen any of our neighbors in days. As you drive past the lake there are any number of boats out there. I have learned that the boats that are close to the shore in The Flats are fishing for Bass not Walleye. (In my world a fish is a fish.) The UP is an area where the kids get off from school for the first day of hunting and fishing seasons.
Serious stuff !!!!!
I will keep you posted on any other interesting articles I come across and you can keep me up to date on world news and politics.
Or maybe not.
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