Whitmer Makes Campaign Stop in Ironwood by RICHARD JENKINS Versity of [email protected] Michigan
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Mostly cloudy High: 30 | Low: 21 | Details, page 2 DAILY GLOBE yourdailyglobe.com Thursday, February 16, 2017 75 cents THE ROAD TO 2018 Whitmer makes campaign stop in Ironwood By RICHARD JENKINS versity of [email protected] Michigan. IRONWOOD — Democratic “I’m someone gubernatorial candidate who really Gretchen Whitmer visited Iron- cares about the wood Wednesday, part of a swing state of Michi- through the Upper Peninsula as gan,” Whitmer she campaigns for governor in said. “I love this the 2018 election. state, I love the Whitmer visited the Daily people of this Globe, after which she attended a state, and I Gogebic County Democratic Gretchen think we Party event. Whitmer deserve better “I wanted to make sure people from our lead- know I’m very concerned about ers.” the U.P., and I want to be a voice She credits being a life-long for everybody in the state,” Whit- Michigander for inspiring her to mer said. “So it was important to run for Governor. spend some time in the U.P., “I think about the Michigan in Richard Jenkins/Daily Globe early on.” which I grew up in,” Whitmer DEMOCRATIC GUBERNATORIAL candidate Gretchen Whitmer talks to a crowd of local Democrats in Ironwood Wednesday. A Michigan native, Whitmer said. “We used to be leaders in ward if we have so many people skills necessary — and I think that don’t tell the truth,” Whit- ple, that’s why I got into this race was born in Lansing and grew up education, where our K-12 struggling just to get by.” that starts with education.” mer said. “I think that’s some- as early as I did. I think not only in Grand Rapids before returning schools were the finest in the This is why Whitmer is mak- Whitmer said she is a “huge thing we deserve — someone who does the Democratic Party need to Lansing — where she lives country. People could afford to go ing education a focus of her cam- proponent” of universal early is going to level with us and just to be rebuilt, the state of Michi- now — for college. to these great universities that paign. childhood education, and also be very plain about the chal- gan needs to be rebuilt in a lot of She has served in the state we have throughout the state of “Education and economic advocates skills training for lenges we face and come up with fundamental, important ways,” legislature for 14 years, includ- Michigan. You could get a good development go hand-in-hand,” those who don’t pursue a two- or some honest solutions to them.” she said. ing four years as the Democratic job, and pay your bills, and raise she said. “If we’re going to ensure four-year degree. Whitmer said the 2016 elec- Voter dissatisfaction may be leader of the senate. Following a family in Michigan. I see all people have careers they can sur- Whitmer is also fed up with tion and Donald Trump’s win one reason Trump and Sanders being term-limited out, she three of those things as not as vive on, they can thrive in, that many of the state’s leaders and showed the importance of “not returned to her work as a lawyer, accessible as they were. they can raise their families in; it their failure to serve the people. taking anyone for granted. and began teaching at the Uni- “We can’t move Michigan for- starts with ensuring we have the “I’m so frustrated with leaders “We have to engage with peo- WHITMER — page 5 Wisconsin elections HILLCREST CEMETERY Hurley City Council approves commission not predicting turnout budget amendment for city MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Elections Commission hall renovations is not predicting what turnout will be for Tuesday’s spring pri- By RALPH ANSAMI he appreciates that all city mary election. [email protected] employees have been working But if history is any guide, it HURLEY — The Hurley City together for the betterment of will be low. Council on Wednesday approved the city. The Elections Commission budget amendments to cover the It will be a couple more broke with tradition Tuesday cost of renovations to the city weeks before the project is com- and did not make a prediction for hall building. pleted. turnout in the Feb. 21 primary. The council amended 2016 There will be a statewide sin- The only statewide race on the budget categories to reflect the gle-issue election next Tuesday ballot is for state superinten- $15,322 cost of renovating the and the main meeting room in dent. There is no Wisconsin building. city hall usually used for elec- Supreme Court race as Justice Mayor Joe Pinardi said that tions won’t be available because Annette Ziegler is unopposed. will be the total cost of the pro- it’s under construction, Colas- Turnout in the past three pri- ject and the money will go to saco said, so the library will like- maries for state superintendent three companies that have been ly be used. was just 5.9 percent. The past working on the building. The city’s police officers have five primaries with a Supreme A key reason for the renova- been trained in the use of tasers Court race wasn’t much better at tion is to provide more space for and they are now carrying them, just 7.3 percent. the police department. The for- the council learned. The race for Wisconsin’s top mer mayor’s office area has been The city council approved a education official pits a two-term joined with the police depart- resolution to borrow $43,000 incumbent backed by public ment. from the Hurley Associated Bank school advocates and Democrats Ian Minielly/Daily Globe Chief of Police Chris Colas- to buy a truck for the street against two more conservative ROWS OF headstones, half buried in the cold of February, last Thursday in Bessemer. The access to the saco said while that area of the opponents who want to expand cemetery is cleared for any family that still seek solace at the graveside of a loved one. building is now “quite a mess,” the private voucher program and HURLEY — page 5 undo the Common Core curricu- lum. Incumbent Tony Evers faces John Humphries, a former administrator turned consultant Ontonagon Rotary Club holds fundraising Ice Out event in Dodgeville, and Lowell Holtz, JAN TUCKER will support the fund drive of the Friends would be used to rescue distressed and The cost of the vehicle is $27,000. a former teacher, principal and [email protected] of the Porkies efforts to purchase a rescue stranded back country hikers and Berman reported that nearly $2,200 was superintendent who is now ONTONAGON — The Ontonagon sled for the Porcupine Mountains. Sally campers in the park and surrounding raised by the Quarters for the Cause at retired. Racine math teacher Rotary Club conducts its annual Ice Out Berman, President of the Friends group, forests. Twilly’s in Bruce Crossing recently. Rick Melcher is running as a each year to celebrate when the ice leaves told Rotarians Wednesday that the group The side by side aspect would permit Rotary Ice Out Tickets will sell for $1 write-in. the Ontonagon River in its journey to asked park staff what was the priority the sled to be used both in snow and in each with the winner determined by the The top two in Tuesday’s pri- Lake Superior. Each year the group need at the Porkies. “Number one on the the fall and summer terrain. The equip- best guess of the date and time the ice mary advance to the April 4 gen- selects a special project to support in the list was a tracked side by side rescue sled ment is showing its 20 years, she said, sale of ice out tickets. to replace the 20 year old one and a res- adding that the last time they tried to use The Rotary announced Wednesday it cue litter,” Berman said. The equipment the litter, the handles fell off. 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