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Articles from the March 12, 2013 edition


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  • Jauch questions location of Walker's mine bill signing

    Ralph Ansami|Mar 12, 2013

    MADISON, Wis. — State Sen. Robert Jauch questioned why Gov. Scott Walker chose to sign Wisconsin’s new mining bill on Monday so far from the counties that would be affected by a Gogebic Taconite mine. Walker signed the controversial mining bill Monday in Rhinelander and Milwaukee, “neither of which are located near the Penokee Mountain range,” Jauch pointed out. The Assembly overwhelmingly passed the bill last week, sending it to Walker for his signature. Jauch, D-Poplar, noted late last week that the Oneida County Board of Supervisors...

  • Benishek visits GCC campus, looks forward to second term

    Larry Holcombe|Mar 12, 2013

    IRONWOOD — U.S. Rep. Dan Benishek, R-Crystal Falls, is looking forward to his second term in Congress, despite a rocky start with the uncertainty surrounding federal budget cuts and a looming government shutdown. “I don’t really see this as a Democrat or Republican thing,” Benishek told the Daily Globe in an interview Monday afternoon. “The House has voted on a few things, but the Senate hasn’t passed a budget in four years. That’s no way to plan anything. We’re governing from...

  • City attempts to recoup money from failed loan

    Ralph Ansami|Mar 12, 2013

    IRONWOOD — The city of Ironwood is seeking to recoup some of the money it stands to lose in a $60,000 loan that was approved in 2010 for a new business that never got of the ground. The city commission agreed Monday to try to sell equipment it has received from the ill-fated loan to Entree and Companions, a start-up company that was associated with Old World Meats. Entree and Companions, a catering and food business, went out of business after repaying only about $1,000 on the $60,000 loan obtained through the city’s revolving loan fund,...

  • Spending cuts could avoid entitlement programs

    Mar 12, 2013

    To the Editor: Over the past several months our Congress has been talking about government spending and deficit reduction. The only thing that appears to be on the table to accomplish this is entitlements that have been contributed to by those eligible to receive them. What I do not see on the table is corporate welfare and subsidies, like paying farmers to let their land lay fallow, farm subsidies, tax breaks for businesses to hire or relocate, or depletion allowances to gas, oil and coal companies. Nor do I see foreign aid reform, which...

  • Frances M. Guenther

    Mar 12, 2013

    HURLEY, Wis. — A Mass of Christian Burial for Frances M. Guenther, 95, of Hurley, who died Jan. 10, 2013, in Ironwood, Mich., will be celebrated Saturday, March 16, at 11 a.m., preceded by visitation at 10 a.m., at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Hurley, with the Rev. Frank Kordek OFM, celebrant. A flag ceremony will follow, accorded by the combined Hurley American Legion Post 58 and Iron County V.F.W. Post 1580 Honor Guard. Rite of Committal and interment will be in Hillside Cemetery, Iron Belt, in the spring. Luncheon will be served at the...

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