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WAKEFIELD - Highland Copper Company, Inc., a Canadian company that recently purchased the White Pine mine project, has acquired the Copperwood project from Orvana Resources U.S. Corp. Highland said Tuesday it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all rights, title and interest in Copperwood. David Fennell, executive chairman of Highland, told the Daily Globe there is a "world class resource of copper in the Upper Peninsula," and if the resource is properly developed, "it is going to... Full story
IRONWOOD - Seventy area high school students glimpsed into their futures Tuesday at Gogebic Community College. Sophomores, juniors and seniors from schools in Gogebic and Ontonagon counties played a game called "Life Unplugged," allowing them to make choices as adults. The event started off with kids rolling the dice to start families, whether as single people or married; kids or no kids. Next, they traveled to a booth run by River Valley Bank. Students selected a career and were told how much t... Full story
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Republicans will vote unanimously for Gov. Scott Walker's $504 million property and income tax cut plan, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said Tuesday, rejecting a Democratic alternative that spends more on job training and reducing property taxes. Democrats touted their approach, which they don't have the votes to pass, during Assembly debate that began Tuesday afternoon and was scheduled to go into the night. Vos, in a news conference, said the bill will pass with no changes,... Full story
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer Any kid who ever tap-danced at a talent show or put on a curly wig and auditioned for "Annie" can only dream of being as beloved - or as important - as Shirley Temple. Temple, who died Monday night at 85, sang, danced, sobbed and grinned her way into the hearts of Depression-era moviegoers and remains the ultimate child star decades later. Other pre-teens, from Macaulay Culkin to Miley Cyrus, have been as famous in their time. But none of them helped shape... Full story