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Poll: Biden’s approval rating on the economy stagnates

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has devoted the past several weeks to promoting the positive impacts of his policies — but his efforts have yet to meaningfully register with the public. Only 36% of U.S. adults approve of Biden’s handling of the economy, slightly lower than the 42% who approve of his overall performance, according to the new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Both figures are close to where Biden’s approval numbers have stood for about the past year and a half, including just two months ago. Signs of an improving ...

Column: Ribbon cutting to kick off 2023 U.P. State Fair

ESCANABA — A ribbon cutting by the 2022 U.P. State Fair Queen, Kassey Labadie, and her royal court will officially usher in the 95th annual U.P. State Fair. There is a lot of excitement about this year’s fair and we hope, with the help of Mother Nature, to once again break all previous ...

Higher Love receives Clean Green certificate

MARQUETTE — Ottawa Innovations (the cultivation arm of Higher Love Cannabis Co.) has officially become the first cannabis producer in the U.P. to receive the Clean Green certification. While many of the organic foods that we love are distinguished via an official U.S. Department of Agriculture certification, there is no federal equivalent for cannabis. The Clean Green Certification Program was created in 2004 to remedy precisely this issue and hold those in the cannabis market to exact, high standards. Clean Green follows USDA certification standards when evaluating the growing ...

Wholesale inflation in US edged up in July from low levels

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wholesale prices in the United States picked up slightly in July yet still suggested that inflationary pressures have eased this year since reaching alarming heights in 2022. The Labor Department reported Friday that its producer price index — which measures inflation before it hits consumers — rose 0.8% last month from July 2022. The latest figure followed a 0.2% year-over-year increase in June, which had been the smallest annual rise since August 2020. On a month-to-month basis, producer prices rose 0.3% from June to July, up from no change from May to June. ...

Column: Chamber has longtime ties to U.P. State Fair

ESCANABA — It is hard to believe that in just nine days the gates will open to the 95th Annual Upper Peninsula State Fair, which will also mark the 13th year of independent operation under the Upper Peninsula State Fair Authority and the Delta Chamber’s 13th year as management agent. Prior to becoming the management agent, the Delta Chamber still had a presence at the U.P. State Fair. In 2006, we began running the concession stand at the nightly grandstand events. We always appreciated seeing the excitement of the fairgoers as they got to enjoy the evening entertainment and ...

Barna named YMCA health and wellness coordinator

ESCANABA — The Northern Lights YMCA Delta Center has announced the hiring of Upper Peninsula native Jeannine Barna as the new Delta Center health and wellness coordinator. Barna hails from Ishpeming where her entire family still resides. She graduated from Northern Michigan University with a ...