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		<title>DNR issues Line 5 permit with conditions?to protect natural resources</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Wunderlich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 22:52:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[July 15, 2026 Contact: John Pepin, 906-226-1352  GW:  Should never have been an issue.  Cutting off the Upper Peninsula would have had drastic consequences. DNR permit requires Enbridge to mitigate impacts to plant and animal habitats Today, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources issued a permit for the Great Lakes Tunnel project, intended to house a proposed replacement for the existing 73-year-old]]></description>
		
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		<title>Flint man successfully located after getting lost on Au Sable River near Roscommon</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Wunderlich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 07:56:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[July 10, 2026 Contact: 1st Lt. Mark DePew, 989-275-5151 &#160; A 33-year-old man from Flint who was tubing the Au Sable River through Roscommon Thursday afternoon was located later that evening in good condition walking through the woods after family members reported him missing. The visiting family rented tubes from Campbell&#8217;s Canoe, Kayak &#38; Tubing Livery to enjoy a float down the Au]]></description>
		
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		<title>Restoration of Net River Dam Underway in Baraga County</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Wunderlich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:40:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is reconstructing the aging Net River Dam in southern Baraga County, a collaborative project that will restore water levels and improve the wetland habitat. Work started in late June and is expected to be completed in the fall. The dam, built in the early 1960s, and the 200-acre wetlands impoundment it creates are part]]></description>
		
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		<title>Guns.com Launches July 4th Sale Honoring America&#8217;s 250th Anniversary</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Wunderlich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:56:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Exclusive promotions from Rost Martin, Savage, and a Custom Colt Python Benefit Auction Headline Nationwide Sale Guns.com announces its July 4th Fuel Your Freedom sale celebrating the enduring spirit of liberty and freedom that have defined the nation since 1776. Starting today through Sunday, July 5, millions of gun owners will find huge savings and exclusive deals on firearms, suppressors, ammo,]]></description>
		
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		<title>SilencerCo Lets Freedom Ring with the &#8220;Always American. $250 for 250.&#8221; Promotion</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Wunderlich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:54:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#160; SilencerCo celebrates 250 years of American independence with a money-saving summer promotion built to celebrate America, American manufacturing and American trigger time. WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah — Some things don&#8217;t translate. The European mind simply cannot comprehend why Americans spend their weekends at the range and in the woods, spend small fortunes on ammo, and long to hear the]]></description>
		
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		<title>Supreme Court Takes Up FPC Lawsuit to Strike Down &#8220;Assault Weapon&#8221; Bans Nationwide</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Wunderlich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:44:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) issued the following statement in response to the United States Supreme Court granting review in FPC&#8217;s Viramontes v. Cook County, Illinois lawsuit challenging the County&#8217;s ban on so-called &#8220;assault weapons&#8221; as unconstitutional under the Second Amendment: &#8220;Moments ago, the Supreme Court granted review in an FPC case challenging Cook County&#8217;s ban on semiautomatic rifles. This is not the end of]]></description>
		
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		<title>NSSF Statement on SCOTUS Decision of Gun-Related Petitions</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Wunderlich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:41:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[NSSF®, The Firearm Industry Trade Association, is elated over the U.S. Supreme Court&#8217;s decision today to hear petitions challenging state restrictions on the possession of Modern Sporting Rifles (MSRs). Petitions challenging the constitutionality of these state-based restrictions have endured a tortuous legal path to the nation&#8217;s highest court. The challenges, Viramontes v. Cook County and Grant v. Higgins, will be heard by the]]></description>
		
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		<title>FPC Statement: Sen. Cornyn&#8217;s SHOT Act Badly Misses the Mark</title>
		<link>https://thinkingafield.org/2026/06/fpc-statement-sen-cornyns-shot-act-badly-misses-the-mark.html</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Wunderlich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 14:06:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[FPC firmly believes that the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA) must be strengthened to robustly protect the constitutionally guaranteed rights of peaceable American gun owners and the critically important firearms ecosystem that serves them. Unfortunately, Senator John Cornyn&#8217;s SHOT Act (S. 4775)—in the form presented to FPC—badly misses the mark. FPC has spent months engaging with congressional]]></description>
		
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		<title>Attorney General James Wins Court Decision Upholding $4.3 Million Judgment Against Wayne LaPierre</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Wunderlich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 20:20:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[GW: I wonder how many NRA members were lost because of this man&#8217;s stealing!  Count me as one after years of dedicated contributions. New York Attorney General Letitia James announced she secured another court victory in her case against the National Rifle Association (NRA) and its former leadership. After winning her case at trial against the NRA, its former Executive Vice President Wayne]]></description>
		
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		<title>Longtime Democrat Rep. Al Green Has Been Defeated</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Wunderlich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 08:34:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#160; The recently redrawn maps pitted two incumbent Democratic lawmakers against each other in a primary. And, for Democrat Texas Representative, Al Green, that meant the end of his bombastic tenure in the House of Representatives.]]></description>
		
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