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No one thought Sarah Palin could be more incoherent when she opens her mouth, but thanks to her new pay-to-play subscriber TV website, we know we thought wrong. Instead of uttering an actual random word every time she opens her mouth, she has substituted with even more random syllables and grunts. Obviously Sarah will never […]

On July 9 the political group Michigan Citizens for Strong and Safe Communities issued a statement that State Senator Gretchen Whitmer had changed her mind on her previous objections to Proposal 1 and would be voting yes for it on August 5 during the primary election. Senator Whitmer was one of two Democratic Party senators […]

For the next two weeks the Reed City Fired Department will hold a unique fundraiser. People can pay to have a flock of pink flamingos put in a friend’s yard anywhere in the coverage area of the Reed City Fire Department. The purpose of the event is to raise funds for equipment needed by the […]

Congressman Benishek is the only Michigan representative on the House Committee of Veterans’ Affairs. Being a former VA hospital surgeon it would seem logical that he would vote in favor of increasing VA benefits, funding and making it easier for veterans to do things like buy a home or get health care when they need […]

May your parades and cookouts be dry. Rain headed this way, but that won’t dampen Northern Michigan’s spirits.

Raise Michigan, the organization responsible for successfully collecting 258,000 signatures to put raising the minimum wage in Michigan to $10.10 an hour by 2017 did their best to use democracy to bring change to the state according to the will of the people. Unfortunately, that means the Republicans had to take matters into their own […]

Birch Point Farm will be holding a potato planting and Maypole dance on their farm this coming Sunday, May 18, 2014. The event starts at 1 pm and lasts until 4:30. Wear work clothes and footwear that you don’t mind getting muddy. Bring gloves, a hat and some water to drink. The potato planting will […]