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Editor’s note: This is the second installment in a twopart series examining the potential fallout of proposed federal cuts to the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Part 1 was published in the June 6 issue of The Beacon.

For decades, Joe Paquette was more than a volunteer — he was the engine behind Munising’s Fourth of July celebration. From organizing the parade to resurrecting kid-friendly attractions, Paquette was everywhere, doing everything and always with one goal: making the day special for everyone.

For Munising High School senior Nathan Petersen, robotics has never just been about machines.

The Institute of Museum and Library Services, a small federal agency with a large reach, has become the center of a political storm with sweeping consequences — particularly for rural and tribal communities across Michigan.

Do not let the summer slide happen to your children. Sign them up for the Summer Reading program.

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