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Veterans group says thanks for raffle help

This week's bouquets go to — From the Disabled American Veterans Delta County Chapter 24: The Disabled American Veterans Chapter 24 of Delta County would like to thank all the merchants and businesses who made donations to our chapter's 2025 U.P. State Fair raffle. A special thanks to all the major contributors for their generous contributions and to Johnston Printing & Offset of Escanaba. Proceeds from the raffle are used to fund programs for veterans in the community. The chapter meets at 7 p.m. the first Monday of the month in the Purple Heart building, 1202 Sheridan Road in ...

Driving while drowsy can be a deadly combination

As daylight hours dwindle and the winter season approaches, drivers can find themselves battling fatigue and drowsiness while behind the wheel of a vehicle. This puts not just the driver in danger but those around them in the vehicle and sharing the road, according to Emplify Health by Bellin. This is national Drowsy Driving Prevention Week, when experts warn that operating a motor vehicle under such conditions can have dangerous, even deadly, consequences. Dr. Brad Burmeister, an emergency physician at Emplify Health by Bellin, said in a news release that drowsy driving poses a ...

There’s a slippery slope that is gerrymandering

The gerrymandering doom spiral is gaining downward momentum, exactly as expected. Virginia is poised to become the second state, after California, where Democrats will seek to unravel reforms that took redistricting out of the hands of partisans. That’s in response to similar Republican power grabs in other states — especially Texas, where the GOP kicked off the nationwide partisan warfare this summer in a shortsighted attempt to protect its slim House majority. Democrats currently control six of Virginia’s 11 congressional seats, accurately reflecting the commonwealth’s evenly ...