Fast-moving wildfire in Michigan consumes 9,500 acres - FOX News
26 May 2012, 6:16 am
NEWBERRY, Mich. – Officials say a fast-moving wildfire in Michigan's upper Peninsula has consumed at least 9,500 acres, prompting some evacuations. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources says the blaze it's calling the Duck Lake Fire was ...

Goodell Maintains upper Hand in All Battles - RealClearSports
26 May 2012, 3:46 am
Roger Goodell is winning. He hasn’t met a player or an issue he couldn’t beat with a superior gaze. You have to admit that he is a success as NFL commissioner, if the definition of success is exercising control over 1,700 athletes and 32 ...

Gov. Snyder declares state of disaster in 2 upper Peninsula counties - MLive.com
25 May 2012, 5:59 pm
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Rick Snyder has declared a state of disaster in the upper Peninsula counties of Luce and Schoolcraft, where wildfires already have consumed more than 20,000 acres. Snyder's declaration Friday means all state ...

upper Peninsula Wildfire Nearly Doubles In Size To 17,000 Acres - Huffington Post
25 May 2012, 11:11 am
NEWBERRY, Mich. -- A wildfire in Michigan's upper Peninsula has nearly doubled in size, consuming an estimated 17,000 acres. Ed Golder of the state Department of Natural Resources said Friday the fire grew overnight from about 9,500 acres.

A Mining Rush in the upper Peninsula - New York Times
25 May 2012, 2:57 am
IRONWOOD, Mich. — On the far northern reaches of the upper Peninsula of Michigan, James Jacques drove on a rutted logging road to an old mining shaft surrounded by a chain-link fence. Dug in the 1950s, the shaft was briefly active when copper ...

upper FREEHOLD: More soil testing planned for old Miscoski tract - Packet Online
23 May 2012, 6:58 pm
upper FREEHOLD — The township is ready to move forward with more soil testing at the former Miscoski property on Route 539 to determine the extent of arsenic on the 43-acre preserved tract that is being eyed for future athletic fields.

Actor Michael McKean of ‘Laverne & Shirley' struck by car on upper West Side in Manhattan  - New York Daily News
23 May 2012, 10:09 am
Actor Michael McKean, who starred in the film “This is Spinal Tap” and TV’s “Laverne and Shirley,” was recovering Tuesday night in a Manhattan hospital after he was struck by a car on the upper West Side, police sources said.

UPA holds upper hand in Presidential election - Livemint.com
22 May 2012, 1:45 pm
New Delhi: In a signal to the opposition and its critics, the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government showed that it has a clear edge in the numbers game for the crucial presidential election by including Samajwadi Party (SP) chief ...

Crews gain upper hand battling wildfires in Southwest - YAHOO!
21 May 2012, 2:43 pm
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Fire crews gained a fragile upper hand against stubborn Arizona wildfires on Monday, but cautioned that tinder-dry conditions and high temperatures could jeopardize containment efforts in coming days. Blazes in rugged, mountainous areas ...

Nyman steps to plate again in upper Makefield - msnbc.com
21 May 2012, 5:10 am
The transition guy has been called on again. Dave Nyman, who has made a kind of second career out of temporarily filling manager positions in various Bucks County municipalities, was recently named interim manager in upper Makefield. He will ...