Stamas Outspends Competition in Re-election Bid

Incumbent state Rep. James N. Stamas, R-Midland, outearned and outspent his competitors, according to the latest campaign finance reports.


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Midland High Graduate Andrew Maxwell to QB for Spartans

Will face the Corn Huskers on Nov. 2nd

View Andrew's profile at MSUSpartans.com

Coaches believe he's ready to take over

Andrew Liveris Warns of Continued Weakness in Demand

"There is demand reduction, no question," said Andrew Liveris, CEO of Dow Chemical Co (DOW.N), who noted that a recovery in demand the chemicals company had previously expected to see in 2013 might not happen until 2014.


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Bloomberg: Profit Trails Estimates on 'Bleak' Demand

Midland Wants More $$$ for Road Repairs

Midland County and City are requesting that you renew an existing 1 Mil property tax millage that is earmarked for County and City Roads.  In a separate ballot initiative, the City and County are requesting an additional 1 Mil tax millage.

They say that the current 3.5 million dollars per year is not enough to keep our roads from deteriorating.  August 7th is the date.  Mark your calendar and get involved.


Read More at Midland-mi.org

Opinion: Just Say 'NO' to Increased Spending

MidMichigan Medical Center Gets High Marks

MidMichigan Medical Center-Midland tied for second in the state in Consumer Reports’ hospital safety ranking.


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How Cool is This: DOW POWERHOUSE Solar Shingles

DOW POWERHOUSE™ announces a major new collaboration with Imagine Homes

The Home of the future: Will your shingles provide your electricity needs?

Justice! No New Trial for Rachel Moore

A Sanford woman convicted of shooting her ex-lover in a Midland Burger King parking lot is not going to get a new trial, despite a juror’s out-of-court experiment. A jury in April convicted Moore, 40, of first-degree murder in the slaying of the 67-year-old Brian L. Reichow. The evening of July 18, 2011, Moore shot Reichow four times as he sat in his truck in the Burger King lot at 6730 Eastman Ave. Though Moore fled the scene and spent the night with the father of one of her two sons, police arrested her within 24 hours. Moore testified she shot Reichow in self-defense after he pulled a gun from the glove box of his Ford F350 pickup truck. She said she wrestled the firearm from him then started shooting.

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