Join the People's March This Saturday

Copper Country People’s March This Saturday

The Houghton County Dems encourage you to join in the Copper Country People’s March to be held this Saturday. Gather at 1 PM at Bridgeview Park, for a few words followed by crossing the Bridge.

The March is co-sponsored by Susan Burack and the League of Women Voters of the Copper County. The event is billed as a Peoples March for everybody, with the Constitution and the Bill of Rights as inspiration for signs. (Signs and themed attire are encouraged, but please keep them family friendly.)

This is one of many marches taking place across the country on the 18th, two days before Inauguration Day. Visibility is a goal, as is sending a message to the new presidential administration that we are watching.

WE JOIN THE ORGANIZER OF ONE OF THE SISTER EVENTS BEING HELD THIS SATURDAY IN SAYING:

“We need to see numbers to show support and to feel support. Now is not the time to say you don't like [marches]. Seriously.

Of course, this won't be all you should or can do, but start off 2025 by showing up this way. Tell everyone, and tell them to tell everyone. This is for your friends, your families, your young ones, for you.”

President Biden’s Eulogy for Former President Carter

Pictured above - President Biden touches former President Carter’s casket as he makes his way to deliver the obituary at the National Funeral Service (Photo source - Pool Photo / Getty Images via Independent Journal Review)

“I was a 31-year-old senator, and I was the first senator outside of Georgia - maybe the first senator - to endorse his candidacy for president. It was an endorsement based on what I believe is Jimmy Carter’s enduring attribute: character. Character. Character. Because of that - character, I believe, is destiny - destiny in our lives and, quite frankly, destiny in the life of the nation.”

These are some of the words delivered by President Biden at the National Funeral Service for former President Jimmy Carter this past Thursday. The President talked about Carter’s character, his faith, and his belief in an idea - the idea that America is “a nation where all are created equal in the image of God and deserve to be treated equally throughout our lives.”

“We’ve never fully lived up to that idea of America”, the President said. “But we’ve never walked away from it either, because of patriots like Jimmy Carter.

Throughout his life, he showed us what it means to be a practitioner of good works and a good and faithful servant of God and of the people.

And today, many think he was from a bygone era. But in reality, he saw well into the future.

A white Southern Baptist who led on civil rights.

A decorated Navy veteran who brokered peace.

A brilliant nuclear engineer who led on nuclear nonproliferation.

A hardworking farmer who championed conservation and clean energy.

And a president who redefined the relationship with the vice president.”

A transcript of the President’s eulogy can be found on the White House website. The full remarks can be seen in the YouTube video below.

If you’d like to memorialize former President Carter, the Carter family has asked that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to The Carter Center, 453 John Lewis Freedom Parkway N.E., Atlanta, GA 30307.

Donations, and online condolences, can also be left at the Tribute Page hosted by the Carter Center. You can find that page here: https://www.jimmycartertribute.org

South Range Village Council Seeks Trustee & Part Time Clerk

The Daily Mining Gazette reported this week that the South Range Village Council is actively seeking to fill a vacant Trustee position on the Council. South Range residents interested in serving in the vacant position should submit a letter of interest to the Village Clerk’s office by 5 PM on February 6th. Information on how to submit your letter can be found on the village’s website.

The next South Range Village Council meeting will be held on February 6th at 6 PM, at which time the Council hopes to make an appointment to fill the vacancy.

The village is also in need of a part-time village clerk assistant. According to the Gazette, the position will offer an $18-$22 an hour wage for a 20 hour work week with up to 10 overtime hours with approval of the council. Email: [email protected] for more information.

Michigan Democratic Party Spring Convention February 22

The Michigan Democratic Party’s Spring 2025 Convention will take place Saturday, February 22 at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center.

At the 2025 Spring State Convention, Michigan Democrats will gather by congressional district to elect district officers and members to the State Central Committee. On the Convention floor, Democrats will vote by congressional district to elect a Chair and two (2) Vice-Chairs of the State Central Committee.

All members of the Michigan Democratic Party are encouraged to attend the 2025 Spring State Convention.

The MDP Spring 2025 Call to Convention can be found here.

Other Michigan News

The latest newsletter from the Rural Caucus (which you can find here) includes bios for each of the three candidates for the Chair of the MDP. They include Curtis Hertel, who spoke to us at our monthly meeting last week, Al Williams, who spoke with us last month, and Rural Caucus Chair Mark Ludwig. The newsletter also features bios of the candidates for Caucus offices, with the election being held this past Monday.

The 3rd annual MDP Rural Caucus Summit will be held next April 10th through the 12th. The Kewadin Casino and Resort in Sault Ste Marie will once again be the venue. Top keynote speakers are expected again next year, along with training sessions on running for rural office, rural party building, messaging, and much more. Registration for the Summit opens February 1st.

Michigan’s First Congressional District’s January newsletter (found here) includes a number of items, from the MDP Chair and DNC Chair races to Senator Slotkin’s swearing in ceremony and Senator Stabenow’s Farewell speech.

DNC Chair & Officer Forums - Detroit & Elsewhere

THREE DNC CANDIDATE FORUMS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED.

ONE HAS ALREADY BEEN HELD, ONE IS BEING HELD TONIGHT, AND THE THIRD IS BEING HELD IN DETROIT ON THURSDAY.

DNC OFFICER’S FORUM THIS PAST SATURDAY

On Saturday the DNC held The DNC Officer’s Forum. This forum was for all the candidates for all the offices open at the DNC. The forum was held virtually and was captured to video on the DNC’s Youtube channel. You can find the video here. A lot of candidates are heard from, and a lot of ground covered in this six hour long video.

CHORUS FORUM TODAY

Tonight at 8 PM, Chorus, a new group composed of progressive online content creators, will hold the first ever creator-led forum for the Democratic Party Chair candidates. The forum will be hosted by online personalities Brian Tyler Cohen, Elizabeth Booker Houston, Leigh McGowan (Politics Girl), Adam Mockler, and Zackory Kirk.

Given that the forum is set to start this evening it’s unclear whether RSVP-ing will still work, but you can find the RSVP form for the Chorus event at this web page.

MIDWEST FORUM IN DETROIT ON THURSDAY

On Thursday, the the DNC and Politico will co-host an in-person candidate forum for DNC officer elections at the Westin Book Cadillac in Detroit. While the forum will be open to the public, it will be geared primarily toward the DNC members who will vote to determine the election’s outcome. This forum will prioritize questions from DNC members of the Midwestern Region.

The forum will be staged by Politico, with the following journalists expected: Eugene Daniels, Dasha Burns, Jonathan Martin, Elena Schneider, and Holly Otterbein.

The forum will begin at 1:30 PM and feature candidates for Chair, Vice Chair, Vice Chair of Civic Engagement and Voter Participation, Secretary, Treasurer, and National Finance Chair. It will be livestreamed on the DNC’s YouTube, on Politico.com, and on Politico’s YouTube.

If you will be in Detroit this week and are interested in attending, the forum is open to the public, and you can RSVP here.

Governmental & Community Meetings

TODAY, TUES JAN 14

This month's regular meeting of the Houghton County Board of Commissioners is this afternoon at 4 PM in the Conference Room on the fifth floor of the Houghton County Courthouse. Find more information on the Board's webpage (find the Microsoft Teams virtual meeting info in the Agenda).

The Calumet Village Council meets in a Working Session tonight at 6 PM in the Village Council Chambers. Further information can be found on the Village website.

WED JAN 15

The Hancock City Council meets at 6 PM in the Hancock City Hall Council Chambers.

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