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PGMI recognizes Michigan House Ag Chair Jerry Neyer with Golden Spud Award
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (441+ words) Potato Growers of Michigan, Inc. (PGMI) presented its Golden Spud Award for 2025 to Rep. Jerry Neyer during the Michigan Winter Potato Conference at the Sheraton Grand Rapids Airport Hotel late last month. The award recognizes an elected official who demonstrates…...
The SAVE Act is still in the Senate " what does this mean for midterms?
2+ week, 3+ day ago (320+ words) The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, or SAVE America Act, passed the House of Representatives last year and is currently working its way through the Senate. Its goal is to enforce proving citizenship in order to vote and to "restore…...
Today in Chicago History: John Wayne Gacy arrested in suspected deaths of 33 boys and young men
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (595+ words) Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Dec. 21, according to the Tribune's archives. 1910: Aaron Montgomery Ward won a lengthy court battle to keep Chicago's lakefront "forever open, clear, and free of any buildings, or any…...
No Kings protest draws 875 people to Mt. Pleasant, 8 million nationally
2+ week, 2+ day ago (631+ words) The nationwide No Kings protest occurred last Saturday, drawing nearly 8 million people to the streets to protest the Trump Administration and the policies it pushes. Mt. Pleasant had a crowd count of 875 people, which an Indivisible Central Michigan spokesperson says…...
Column: What do Artemis II and socialism have in common?
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (283+ words) Watching the enthusiasm, especially among people younger than me, over the Artemis II mission around the moon, recalled that the last men to land on the lunar surface did so in December 1972. Two generations have been born since then and…...
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4+ day, 9+ hour ago (12+ words) Democrats tackle outside groups flooding their primaries with campaign cash'The Morning Sun...
Trump's Iran war widens rift with European nationalists once viewed as MAGA allies
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (803+ words) By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and JUSTIN SPIKE Although Vice President JD Vance campaigned for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orb'n this week, such a display has become the exception rather than the rule among conservatives and far-right leaders in Europe. Italian Premier…...
Here's where things stand after a tentative, 2-week Iran ceasefire took effect
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (836+ words) Reaching a permanent deal will be key to ending a war that's shaken the Middle East and global energy markets. But there are vast differences between President Donald Trump and Iran's surviving leaders, and America's ally Israel has its own…...
Mt. Pleasant City Commission chose projects for twice-annual tribal grant
6+ day, 19+ hour ago (309+ words) Mt. Pleasant City Commission recently chose five projects to pursue with money from the twice-annual grants given by the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe (SCIT) grant. Over $289 million has been given" to local governments and public schools in Isabella and Arenac…...
Democrats hope to increase liberal control of battleground Wisconsin's Supreme Court
1+ week, 19+ hour ago (690+ words) This year's Supreme Court election stands in stark contrast to the swing state's previous two, where national spending records were set in battles over majority control. Spending and national attention is down dramatically this year without control of the court…...