Jenny Whalen http://macomb.patch.com/announcements/rep-candice-miller-receives-2012-eangus-eagle-award U.S. Rep. Candice Miller (R-10) is the latest recipient of the 2012 Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States (EANGUS) G.V. “Sonny” Montgomery Eagle Award.   Miller was presented with the award Tuesday, Feb. 22, during a meeting of the Selfridge Base Community Council at Selfridge Air National Guard […]

Amount falls 0.9% during fiscal 2011 By CRYSTAL GARCIA Times Herald http://www.thetimesherald.com/article/20120223/NEWS01/202230304/Michigan-taking-less-trash?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE The amount of garbage coming into Michigan has taken a slight dip.   The Department of Environmental Quality’s annual report on solid waste coming into the state’s landfills shows an overall decrease of 0.9%, including a decrease of about 20% in trash imported […]

By Norb Franz Macomb Daily http://macombdaily.com/articles/2012/02/17/news/doc4f3f1054403d3671157177.prt Head of Michigan Air National Guard says ANG airmen more efficient than active duty Air Force   The head of the Michigan Air National Guard publicly went on the attack Friday in criticizing the Pentagon’s decision to eliminate Selfridge Air National Guard Base’s A-10 squadron, a move that would […]

By Patrick Howard Capital News Service http://macombdaily.com/articles/2012/02/12/news/srv0000019878252.prt LANSING — Faced with considerable opposition from state farmers, the U.S. Department of Labor is reconsidering regulations that would exclude children 16 and younger from most farm work.   The regulations would prohibit young people from milking cows, feeding cattle, stacking hay bales higher than 6 feet, picking […]