Archbishop of Italy
named ambassador to
the United States by
POPE LEO XIV
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replacing an 80-yr.-old
papal nuncio, Christophe
Pierre. March 7, 2026
during Lent
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Archbishop Caccia said:
I receive this mission with
both joy and a sense of
trepidation; it is a mission
at the service of
communion &
peace . . .
Crisis and grief resources will be available
at Edwardsburg Public Schools, Edwardsburg, MI
(Cass County in SW Michigan)
beginning Monday March 9, 2026
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12-year-old
SILAS Anderson of Jefferson Twp.
Conrad Road
died in a tornado Friday March 6,
2026 in mid-afternoon.
election news
ABC News.go.com/international/wire-story/
merzs-party-stumbles-year-german-state-elections-narrow-130812193
GERMANY - US Discussion that had been expected to
focus on trade will now likely to
be dominated by the Feb. 28, 2:30 a.m.
War begun by attacks on Iran's Leadership
that included jet strikes / battleship
missile barrages on Iran's Ayatollah
Khomenei -- killing him and many
in Iran Republican Brigade corps,
ruling in a theocratic way the Mideast
nation since 1979.
MERZ
told reporters Sunday:
The U.S. - Israeli strikes
by fighter planes are not
without risk. We do not
know how far the region
will be drawn into escalation
by Iran's harsh counter-strikes;
Germany wants to work with
all parties to develop an agenda
for the day after !
White House for no stated reason
has fired a GOP member of
the NTSB
National Transportation Safety
Board
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only Sean Duffy and Donald
John Trump know why ? _ ?
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second member of the
5-person board removed since
1/20/2025
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SCOTUS may rule by June 30
this year on the POTUS "power"
to remove without cause/reason
members of independent commissions & boards.
to remove members on independent
April 1 - 9, 2026
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Pesach begins before
sundown on Wed. 4/1/2026
Families have a nightly
supper of roasted lamb,
unleavened bread, spices,
salad, more
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Gentiles can be invited
by Jewish hosts to a
SEDER
March 1, 2026 : 5,060
3/2 (Monday) : 3,476
3/3 775
3/4 2,756
3/5 3,868
Friday 3/6 11,048
Sat. 3/7 2,140
Sunday 3/8 2,266
Mon. 3/9 4,347
3/10
3/11
3/12
3/13
3/14 Pi Day
TOTAL [ thus far ] = 35,736
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Fourth Sunday of Lent 3/15
3/16
St. Patrick's Day
3/18
3/19
Vernal Equinox 3/20
3/21
Fifth Sunday of Lent
3/23
3/24/
3/25
3/26
3/27
3/28
PALM Sunday
Holy Week 2026
Freep (Detroit FREE Press) dot-com
gave details and reminders:
August 4, (a TUESDAY)
2026
from 7 a.m. - 8 p.m.
EARLY voting from Sat. July 25 -
Sunday Aug. 2, 2026;
eligible voters can cast an absentee
ballot as well ahead of the
Primary date when all early
voting is tabulated.
OFFICE up for political primary
winner to be forwarded to General
BALLOT (Nov. 3 -- also a Tuesday 2026)
Governor
Lt. Gov. / U.S. Senator / Atty General / Secy.
of State / U.S. Representatives / MI state Reprs.
and 38 open State Senators offices / 2 Michigan
Supreme Court judgeships
