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Letters to the editor
How the federal debt would look in terms of a household Editor: The information below cuts thru political hype and helps put things into perspective. Let's remove eight zeros from the federal figures and pretend it's a household budget: U.S. Tax...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Democratic Party, Federal Reserve, Michigan Legislature, Credit and Debt
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Candidates play outsider game for Congressional seat
Staff WriterVoters in the 1st Congressional District are watching a debate on experience play out this election cycle between a doctor and a hay farmer. At least that is the image being toted in ads from their campaign committees. "Washington could learn a thing...Tags: Voting, Democratic Party, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Polls, Parties and Movements
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Congressman Benishek kept budget vow, now tries to keep job
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Shortly after newly elected Rep. Dan Benishekarrived in Washington, staffers raised a banner that proclaimed to visitors in his Capitol Hill suite: "If you are here to ask for more money, you're in the wrong office!" The...
Tags: National Parks, Daniel B. Maffei, Allen West, Government, Primaries
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Letters to the editor: Gold Star mothers, race for Congress, GOP war on women
Remember the Gold Stars Editor: Gold Star Mother's Day will be observed on Sunday, Sept. 30. According to VFW magazine: Specially recognizing the families, especially mothers, of Americans killed in war dates officially back to World War I. When a...
Tags: Sex Crimes, Democratic Party, Human Rights, Paul Ryan, China
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National attention ignites 1st Congressional race in Michigan
Staff WriterThe national spotlight is turning up the heat in Michigan's 1st Congressional District, as Congressman Dan Benishek prepares to take the Republican National Convention podium this afternoon in Tampa. Tropical Storm Isaac bumped Benishek's Monday...Tags: Media Industry, Democratic Party, Paul Ryan, Medicare, Senior Health
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Mitt Romney clinches GOP nomination
Mitt Romney officially clinched the GOP presidential nomination Tuesday when a majority of delegates to the Republican National Convention supported his candidacy. To roaring cheers in the packed Tampa Bay Times Forum, the delegation from New Jersey...
Tags: Democratic Party, CNN (tv network), Paul Ryan, Political Candidates, Polls
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Letters to the editor; Charlevoix prosecutor, tax for library
Allen Telgenhof a leader, team player Editor: We have known Allen Telgenhof since he was a kid on the Little League baseball team in Clio. He’s been part of our family for 25 years. His wife Judy is our daughter. Our grandkids Ty, Ally, Will,...
Tags: Public Officials, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Baseball
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Proposed bill would cut Great Lakes funding
A proposed federal budget bill would cut $50 million from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, a program which provides funding for Asian carp control, among other invasive species. Recently, the House Subcommittee on the Interior, Environment and...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Carl Levin, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Cleanup, Barack Obama
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Our Opinion: Stop the political shenanigans
Another election down, another season of political games. Every election cycle there are endless stories about signs being stolen, mailers with misleading information and generally distasteful personal attacks. That's the business, some say. It's part...Tags: Democratic Party, Parties and Movements, Theft, Frank Foster, Republican Party
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Letters to the editor: Fracking, Benishek, volunteering
Doctor do nothing Editor: Do you actually know who Dan Benishek is? It would not be surprising if you didn't. He is theoretically our representative in the House of Representatives in Washington. He is a member and participant in the worst congress in...
Tags: Biofuels, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Renewable Energy, Barack Obama, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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Health care focus shifts to November election
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday to uphold the Affordable Care Act individual mandate, a controversial requirement that most uninsured Americans will have to purchase a policy or face penalties by 2014. The court voted 5-4 to uphold the measure, framing...
Tags: Carl Levin, Democratic Party, Crime, Law and Justice, Bart Stupak, Justice System
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Letters to the Editor: International bridge, Benishek, Health care
Read petitions before signing Editor: As I was entering the post office I overheard a woman thanking a young man with a clipboard for “bringing democracy to Northern Michigan” l was confused when I discovered that the petition she had signed...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance Cost, Judges
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