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THE REDISTRICTING THAT pitted Rep. John D. Dingell, Jr. against Rep. Lynn Rivers caused many bruised feelings when Rep. Rivers lost. To his credit (and that of his wife, soon-to-be U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell) the pair worked mightily to win…

IN AN OCTOBER 2014 piece titled “Who to Watch in House Class of 2014” newly-elected Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) was dubbed one of the “operators.” Fundraising in the race for Michigan’s 12th congressional district was one-sided. Debbie…

SUMI KAILASAPATHY WON re-election to her Ward 1 City Council seat with 57 percent of the vote on Tuesday. She took nothing for granted in her run against Ward 1 neighbor Don Adams, Jr. She went out nightly and knocked on doors, participated…

by P.D. Lesko WARD 1 COUNCIL candidate Don Adams, Jr. doesn’t have any endorsers listed on his website, but when asked offered up an impressive list: Mayor John Hieftje, former Ward 1 Council member Sandi Smith, Ward 3 Council member…

by Joseph DiSano THE BIGGEST PARLOR game played among political observers is “Will John Dingell retire?”  And this year is no different — except there actually may be some merit to the speculation. It will be a sad day when the…