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Firearm deer harvest drops in U.P. and statewide in 2025
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IRON MOUNTAIN — Michigan’s statewide firearm deer harvest is down about 5% from a year ago with local counties dropping more than that. In Dickinson County, the total reported harvest of 1,038 represents an 18% drop. Iron County, with a harvest of 1,070, was down nearly 10%. Menominee ...
Whitmer unanimously elected vice chair of Democratic Governors Association for 2026
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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was elected unanimously as the vice chair of the Democratic Governors Association at the group’s annual meeting in Phoenix on Saturday. Whitmer will succeed Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear in the role, as Beshear was elected as the chair of the association. “In ...
Christmas celebrations return to Bethlehem after 2 years of war in Gaza
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BETHLEHEM, West Bank — For the past two Christmases, John Juka's family restaurant looked about the same as any business in Bethlehem: shuttered and eerily empty. But on Saturday evening, it bustled with families and was lit by strings of red lights, a hopeful change in the Palestinian city ...
Today in History: 1965, ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ premieres
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Today is Tuesday, Dec. 9, the 343rd day of 2025. There are 22 days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 9, 1979, scientists certified the global eradication of smallpox, a disease which killed an estimated 300 million people in the 20th century. Also on this date: In 1965, "A ...
