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TL/DR - Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake and secretary of state candidate Mark Finchem, financially backed by MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, have once again lost in their attempt to force Arizona to conduct a hand count of ballots in the upcoming election. The two have alleged that Dominion Voting Systems machines produced inaccurate results…

TL/DR - Incumbent Kentwood city commissioner, Ron Draayer, is being challenged by David Moore II for one of two seats on the Kentwood City Commission for the city's Second Ward in the upcoming Nov. 7 general election. Draayer, a retired computer science and cybersecurity professor and Moore, a freelance writer, outlined their plans for their…

TL/DR - Kari Lake, a candidate for the Senate, has shown inconsistent positions on abortion. Lake, who previously called abortion "the ultimate sin," has had a history of strongly opposing it, including supporting a restrictive Texas law and advocating for a law from 1864 that criminalizes abortion in almost all cases. However, she recently…

TL/DR - The Mining Journal is accepting original local photo submissions from people in the area, including interesting, funny, or notable images. To submit, photos should be sent in large format .jpgs to newsroom@miningjournal.net, with details on who took the photo, their hometown, and the location and time the photo was taken. The photo should…