Democrat Gretchen Driskell is running against incumbent Rep. Tim Walberg, R-M.I., for the third time in five years, in hopes of flipping the seat for Michigan’s 7th district in the U.S. House of Representatives. Driskell, who comes from a military background and has a son who is a naval aviator, said she knows patriotism well....
A year after three Hillsdale County townships approved the construction of a wind farm stretching across Adams, Moscow, and Wheatland townships, Wheatland’s concerned citizens are running for office. Chris Pollard, one of the lead organizers of the Concerned Citizens of Wheatland Township, is one of at least four township residents seeking to replace members on...
If you watched President Donald Trump’s campaign speech in Pennsylvania earlier this week, you may have seen some unexpected attendees in the background: three Amish men. Turning and pointing to them, Trump remarked, “We have Pennsylvania Dutch…but they’re not known for going out and voting. Don’t tell anyone, but the Pennsylvania Dutch are voting en...
John James and Sen. Gary Peters’s race for Michigan’s U.S. Senate seat continues to garner national attention as election day approaches. Despite the feeling of a competitive race, according to Mitchell Poll of Michigan, Peters currently leads James by 9%. James lost to Sen. Debbie Stabenow in 2018 by a 6.5% margin, which is closer...
What is your idea of the role of government in education? That is a sweeping question because there are so many aspects to the different parts of what goes on in education and the government’s varying involvement in them. In short, my views all stem around the fact that having children is a gift from...