Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties

Dianda announces run for Senate seat

By IAN MINIELLY

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BESSEMER - Scott Dianda, D-Calumet, visited six courthouses on Tuesday to announce his candidacy for Michigan's 38th State Senate District today. Starting at 5:00 a.m., Dianda and his staff covered 700 miles before pulling into the courthouse parking lot in Bessemer. In an interesting note, Dianda was behind the wheel.

Was he making a statement, does his staff drive poorly, or were they taking turns? Either way it works out, Dianda has not outgrown his britches and is still willing to spend time behind the wheel covering seven counties Tuesday an...