ESCANABA – This is the fourth time that Ellis Boal is running for Congress. As a member of the Green Party, he knows his candidacy is a long shot but he says it is still important to run. “There are two purposes to any campaign,” he said. “One is to see who is going to lead you into the future and the other is to educate the people on matters of public importance. So, I can talk with the public, the public can talk back to me, they can talk with the other candidates and think about the issues and
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Johnson says hard work shows how he will act as Congressman
ESCANABA – Lon Johnson say he now has a slight lead in the Congressional campaign against Jack Bergman. An internal poll by Anzalone Liszt Grove Research, a democratic polling firm, showed Democrat Johnson leading Republican Bergman 43 to 42 percent with Libertarian candidate Diane Bostow at 7 percent.
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U.S. 41 closed by Chocolay River flooding reopens, M-94 remains closed
SKANDIA — The Michigan Department of Transportation Wednesday morning reopened the US-41 bridge over the Chocolay River near Skandia in Marquette County.
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Toddler Art program at Bonifas uses art, music to educate
ESCANABA — Two-year-old Maxwell looks forward to Thursday mornings at the Bonifas Arts Center. He loves to use the paints while his little sister plays with clay.
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