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Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
• Michigan clerk allegedly allowed her husband, a political radio host, to use computer with voter files (mlive.com) — Bellaire residents should know that Antrim County Clerk Victoria Bishop is under state investigation over alleged improper access to a county computer containing voter files and for questioned voter roll changes. Authorities say a custodian reported seeing her husband, a political radio host, using her office computer during a county board meeting, and state officials have challenged her separate voter registration deletions.
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• Michigan towns compete for $50K community grants (battlecreekenquirer.com) — Bellaire is in the running for a Consumers Energy Foundation grant with its playful “Rubber Duck Drop” project, competing against nine other small Michigan communities. If selected, the village could receive up to $25,000 to improve local public spaces and boost community pride, with winners announced after finalist presentations at a statewide rural development conference.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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