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Social Security event to be held Friday at PWPL

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FROM A NEWS RELEASE MARQUETTE — Social Security is spending more each year on recipients than it collects through payroll taxes. Unless Congress takes action, in less than 10 years, the Social Security program will have to reduce benefits. A community forum on protecting Social ...

MDOC raises pay for new officers at five U.P. prisons

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LANSING – Five Upper Peninsula correctional facilities are offering an increased pay rate of approximately $10,000 per year for new corrections officer recruits as the Michigan Department of Corrections seeks to address persistent staffing shortages. Under the department’s Safe Prisons ...

Today in History: 1943, the Zoot Suit Riots begin in Los Angeles

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Today is Wednesday, June 3, the 154th day of 2026. There are 211 days left in the year. Today in history: On June 3, 1943, an altercation between U.S. Navy sailors and young Mexican Americans on the streets of Los Angeles led to several days of clashes known as the Zoot Suit Riots as white ...

History Quiz

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Which of the following was not an early hotel in the Upper Peninsula? A. Porter Island House B. Algomah House C. Barney Exchange D. Palmer House Answer: D, the palmer house is in Chicago and is North America’s longest continuously operating hotel. The others, Porter Island House was in ...