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Fiers bid as a write-in may be illegal

August 12, 2012
Fiers bid as a write-in may be illegal

  Over the weekend Sheriff Jeff Fiers announced on his Facebook page that he will be conducting a write-in campaign against Republican candidate for sheriff Kim Cole. Cole defeated Fiers in Tuesday’s primary election. There is no Democrat candidate. But, Fiers’ announcement opens up some questions. The main question is can he legally run a campaign for sheriff in the…

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Fiers will run as write-in candidate

August 11, 2012
Fiers will run as write-in candidate

  UPDATE.  Sheriff Jeff Fiers will run for re-election as a write-in campaign in the general election in November. Fiers lost to Sgt. Kim Cole in Tuesday’s Republican primary election. Fiers posted on his Facebook page last night that he was considering running against Cole again in November after receiving 46 percent of the Republican vote Tuesday. In that post…

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Fiers considering write-in campaign

August 11, 2012
Fiers considering write-in campaign

Sheriff Jeff Fiers is considering a write-in campaign for the general election in November. Fiers lost to Sgt. Kim Cole in Tuesday’s Republican primary election. Fiers posted on his Facebook page that he is considering running against Cole again in November after receiving 46 percent of the Republican vote Tuesday. He also said he will not run if Cole offers…

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Couple set to make swim across Lake Michigan but escort boats have backed out

August 10, 2012
Couple set to make swim across Lake Michigan but escort boats have backed out

LUDINGTON — Sara and Jeff Tow will become the first married couple to swim across Lake Michigan, from Two Rivers, Wis. to Ludington while raising awareness of postpartum depression (PPD). The swim will be the first crossing of Lake Michigan by a U.S. female and the second and third lake crossing at Lake Michigan’s midpoint by any individual. This will…

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Moonlighting by Judy Cools: Painting

August 10, 2012
Moonlighting by Judy Cools: Painting

A couple of months ago, after thinking about it for a year, I painted my office at work. I’ve been there a dozen years and for all that time have been looking at institutional gray-beige walls. This was a sanctioned effort, although I’ll admit that I chose the color without supervision. The Friday afternoon came, and I toted all the…

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