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State Rep. Timmy Beson recently opposed financial disclosure plans in the Legislature, saying they don’t go far enough to deliver badly needed transparency and meet expectations of the people.
Senate Bills 613-616 install some disclosure requirements for Michigan’s state-level elected officials....
Sen. Roger Hauck (R-Mt. Pleasant) issued the following statement recently after the Democratic-led Senate voted to shift local decision making regarding solar and wind farms to the state:
“As if the previous energy bills didn’t go far enough, the Senate gave the OK to this partisan push to strip...
State Sen. Michele Hoitenga (R-Manton) recently released the following statement after voting against extreme Democrat legislation to radically alter Michigan’s energy policy and give Lansing bureaucrats power to override local zoning authorities:
“It has been made clear by the speed at which...
Dr. Paul Dake is semi-retired; moved to the Pinconning area to be near family and is submitting articles for the Journal. Dr. Dake has an Undergraduate degree in Physiology and M.D. degree, both from Michigan State University, the latter awarded in 1978; immediately thereafter, Family Medicine...
Written on November 14th - Thousands of Michiganders male and female are preparing for opening day of deer season. The warm clothes are packed against the possible cold. The truck is gassed up and ready for the trip to the hunting spot. The guns are check, sighted in, and clips are loaded. Snacks...
Lynn Eckerle is the author of the weekly food column The Recipe Exchange along with a blog, Lynn’s Musings From a Deep Well. She loves country cooking, small town living and taking the back roads.
Dear Lynn,
I’d like to make a new passing dish for all the holiday dinners coming up. I had a Broccoli...
Question:
I have been getting Social Security disability benefits for many years. I’m about to hit my full retirement age. What will happen to my disability benefits?
Answer:
When you reach “full retirement age,” we will switch you from disability to retirement benefits. But you won’t even notice...
(NAPSI)— Eating a balanced diet is important for maintaining a healthy smile, just like brushing and flossing, said Dr. Gregory Theis, DDS, vice president of dental services at Delta Dental of Wisconsin. Learn more at www.deltadentalwi.com.
To help consumers, there’s now a single overriding...
A regular winter visitor in our
area is the American Tree Sparrow.
The Tree Sparrow resembles
a common summer resident, the
Chipping Sparrow, and might easily
be mistaken for it except for the
time of year when it is present here.
Both birds have a rusty cap, dark
eye-line, whitish breast and belly...
State Sen. Michele Hoitenga on Tuesday criticized a
series of bills presented before a Senate panel to create a
statewide income-based water affordability program funded
through a new monthly fee on every water customer in
the state.
“People shouldn’t be taxed, or forced to pay more, in
order to...