ESCANABA – Gerry Tatrow of Garden is challenging Democrat John Malner for the Delta County Commission in District 1. He says he is concerned about the direction the country is going and wanted to get involved in county government.
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Moyle says he likes helping people as county commissioner
ESCANABA – Dave Moyle is running for his fourth term as a Democrat on the Delta County Commission in District 4. He says he likes helping people with their problems. He is most proud of recent funding for a full time Veterans Services Officer in the county.
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Boal campaigns for Congress with the Green Party
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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McBroom among those sued for role in ousting representatives
LANSING – State Rep. Ed McBroom of Vulcan is among those that are being sued by two Republicans who were forced out of the Michigan Legislature in a sex scandal. Todd Courser of Lapeer and Cindy Gamrat of Plainwell claim their rights were violated during the investigation by House colleagues.
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MEA protests Snyder over appeal of reimbursement of teacher withholdings
ESCANABA – Gov. Rick Snyder was met by protestors Wednesday night as he attended a Republican fundraiser in Escanaba. About 20 union members carried signs and walked in front of Hereford and Hops.
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Retired general is unknown factor in Republican Congressional primary
ESCANABA — Jack Bergman is a retired three star general living in Watermeet who is running for Congress. He was called back to active duty after 9-11 and worked in Washington.
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6 interesting Upper Peninsula facts from Tuesday’s election
UPPER PENINSULA – Here are six interesting facts from Tuesday’s election. 1. Gary Peters only won only four of the 15 counties in the Upper Peninsula while Gov. Rick Snyder won 11 of the 15 counties in the U.P.
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Delta County district judge candidates discuss differences on possible drug court
ESCANABA – The two candidates for Delta County District Judge differ on the possible benefits of a drug court. John Economopoulos does not feel that a drug court in Delta County is the answer to the community’s drug problem.
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Challengers in Upper Peninsula raise little money in state races
LANSING – Challengers in state races across the Upper Peninsula have raised very little money to mount a campaign with the exception of the 108th State Representative race in the south central U.P.
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