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Many in House GOP expected to back Epstein files release

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers seeking to force the release of files related to the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein are predicting a big win in the House this week with a "deluge of Republicans" voting for their bill and bucking the GOP leadership and President Donald Trump, ...

Always thankful for Cancer Closet support

Bouquet From Diane Schabo, president, Dickinson County Cancer Loan Closet: As our country soon celebrates Thanksgiving Day, the Cancer Loan Closet is thankful every single day for what God has so graciously given us. We continue to receive donations of new and gently used equipment for which many of our clients, especially non-cancer, are grateful as they recover from surgeries. The monetary donations from fundraisers such as the Run Iron Mountain Half-Marathon, Who’s Next Bar, golf tournaments, local schools, businesses and residents have given our cancer clients hope as they ...

Michigan steps up recycling effort for fourth straight year

While most in the Upper Peninsula will think of Saturday as the opening of firearm deer season, it has another designation as well this year: America Recycles Day in Michigan. In making the proclamation, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer pointed to data that show the state’s recycling rate is at an all-time high for the fourth consecutive year, “putting Michigan on track to achieve the state’s 30% recycling goal by 2029,” the proclamation states. “Participating in America Recycles Day ... is one way Michigan businesses and residents can help raise awareness about the need to reduce waste ...

Safety always first in firearm deer season

The annual rite known as the firearm deer season kicks off at dawn Saturday and continues for the final two weeks of November. Hundreds of thousands of hunters of all ages will take to the woods in the coming days in search of a trophy buck. Regrettably, if history is any kind of indicator, there is at least a chance that a number of hunters will become injured while in the field. From time to time, some have even died while hunting. What follows here is is a listing of “do’s” and “don’ts” for hunters in Michigan forestlands. Most of the items are of the commonsense ...