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Superior, Duluth seek route to faster, cheaper internet service Superior is considering a $31 million investment in a fiber optic network, while Duluth is prepared to put $1 million on the table as the city weighs its options. Written By: Peter Passi | × A chart taken from a Connect Superior Webinar video on YouTube. (contributed photo) Duluth Mayor Emily Larson has offered a harsh assessment of the city’s dominant broadband service provider: Spectrum Internet. ...

© PKHT Dave MacDougall of Dunkeld and Birnam Historical Society at Kings Seat hillfort alongside an artists impression of the site by Chris Mitchell. The story behind a hillfort in Dunkeld which was once a royal Pictish ‘power centre’ is now being explored via a series of community projects, as Gayle Ritchie discovers. Obscured by dense rhododendrons, King’s Seat hillfort was a site steeped in mystery and intrigue for many years. Hidden deep within the grounds of Dunkeld House Hotel esta...

Whitmer wants vaccines, not restrictions, to end Michigan coronavirus surge. Experts say it won’t happen. Updated 11:08 AM; Today 9:00 AM Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer receives her first dose of Pfizers COVID-19 vaccine from Dr. Joneigh Khaldun at Ford Field on Tuesday April, 6, 2021.Nicole Hester/Mlive.com Facebook Share Vaccinations are unlikely to bring a swift end to Michigan’s record-setting COVID-19 outbreak. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer imposed some of the toughest restrictions in the co...

Election 2021 Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar on the campaign trail in Govanhill, Glasgow, an area which is part of First Minister Nicola Sturgeons constituency ANAS Sarwar accused council bosses of tidying up Govanhill prior to his tour of the community highlighting what he called "14 years of SNP failure". Speaking yesterday in response to questions from the Glasgow Times, the Labour leader said cleansing staff claimed to have been out "on a clean up operation" the night before. Mr S...

This article is part of The Week s special section celebrating the magazines 20 years in print. It originally appeared in the April 16 issue The Week was born amid a strange stillness. In April 2001, the furor over the contested 2000 election had subsided, and George W. Bush was just 100 days into what one of our early covers called "The quiet presidency." The nation was at peace, and the partisan rancor of the Clinton impeachment was, for the moment, in remission. It was so placid that summer,...

The Spin: Johnson & Johnson shots paused | Federal officials looking for temporary migrant shelters visit Great Lakes Navy boot camp | Obamas on fatal police shooting Lisa Donovan, Chicago Tribune © Antonio Perez/Antonio Perez Attorney General Kwame Raoul speaks with the media March 19, 2021, in Chicago. The state, Cook County and Chicago public health departments hit the pause button on distributing the Johnson & Johnson vaccine following recommendations from the FDA and CDC...

A Facebook claim comparing migrant housing costs to "no cost" lodging for National Guard troops is partly false.

Peterson Air Force Base is a potential site to temporarily house unaccompanied migrant children as thousands of people continue arriving at America’s southern border. The Department of Defense assessed the Colorado Springs base Wednesday at the request of the Department of Health and Human Services. A formal request to house unaccompanied minors at Peterson Air Force base in Colorado Springs has not been made. U.S. Rep Doug Lamborn, a Colorado Springs Republican, isn’t happy about the idea...

Editor’s letter There’s a specific feeling I get whenever I fly into New York’s JFK airport and start to make the drive home. It feels exactly like turbulence. The roads around the nation’s busiest international air hub are littered with moon crater–size potholes, which make for a juddering and profanity-filled (“Oh, my poor bleeping suspension”) experience. This isn’t a uniquely New York problem: According to the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE...

A “DANGEROUS” fire hazard could cause chaos on one of Glasgow’s busiest motorway, a union has warned. A pile of fly-tipped rubbish has piled in an under passage below the M8 near Blochairn and GMB union has warned drivers will be at risk should the dump go up in flames. It’s understood part of the waste will need to be removed by a specialist team due to the potentially hazardous materials. Chris Mitchell, convenor of branch 40, said: “This is a fire ­hazard that could become...