Poll: Climate worries rise, but few believe Biden’s law will help.

TL/DR - A new poll from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that 45% of US adults are more concerned about climate change than a year ago. However, many are unaware of President Joe Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, which invests billions into clean energy incentives. Even though about a quarter of Americans…

Biden Attributes WWII Uncle’s Unrecovered Remains to New Guinea Cannibals

TL/DR - President Joe Biden twice suggested that the remains of his uncle, Ambrose Finnegan, who died in a plane crash near New Guinea during World War II, were not recovered due to cannibalism in the region. This account differs from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting agency's version, which says the plane was forced to ditch in the ocean and no…

Marquette’s Masonic Building Under New Ownership

TL/DR - Rusty and Staci Northrup are the new owners of Marquette’s historic Masonic Building, which was constructed in 1939 and has housed various institutions including the Marquette Opera House and retail establishments like Montgomery Ward and Woolworth's. Although the Masonic organizations still use the top floor, the Northrups rent out the…

Arizona GOP Thwarts Abortion Appeal: Impact on Health Care

TL/DR - Despite pressure from conservatives including former President Trump, Republican lawmakers in Arizona blocked a Democratic bid to repeal an 1864 abortion ban. Only one Republican, state Rep. Matt Gress, voted in favor of the repeal bill with the majority blocking it on procedural grounds. Abortion rights advocates are gathering signatures…