Michigan may adopt wolf hunt if federal protections lifted
LANSING – Pending legislation would allow gray wolf hunting and trapping if the federal government takes the animals off the Endangered Species List. The possibility raises concerns among environmentalists that removing wolves from federal protection could set the species back and ...
Election education event set for Tuesday in Marquette
MARQUETTE — From 7-9 p.m. on Tuesday, the Marquette stop of the Election Education for Everyday People Roadshow, featuring former East Lansing City Clerk Marie E. McKenna-Wicks, will be taking place at LoveMARQ Church in Marquette. The show will be traveling across the 1st district over the next few weeks, making stops in places such as Houghton, Newberry and Gaylord. During the non-partisan, informational presentation, Wicks will describe how voter registration and the counting of ballots happens in Michigan, and how local voting precincts work to ensure that voting is secure ...
Rising gas prices frustrate voters – Trump says it’s an ‘inexpensive price to pay’ for the Iran war
EDINBURG, Texas — Quinten Martinez, pumping gas under a hot South Texas sun, remembers a time when fueling up didn't require difficult decisions. "Is it going to be groceries this week?" asked the 28-year-old Amazon delivery driver as he watched the numbers tick higher. "Is it gonna be getting gas in our tank to go to work?" He shook his head when asked about President Donald Trump's assertion last week that higher gas prices are a small price to pay for the war with Iran. "I don't feel like it's a good trade-off," Martinez said. "I don't feel like this is good for ...
