Aaaargh Matey, it's International Talk Like A Pirate Day

Michigan lawmakers had a lighthearted moment back in June when the state Senate officially recognized Sept. 19 as Talk Like A Pirate Day.
  Saginaw Republican Sen. Roger Kahn donned a black eye patch to talk about the Senate resolution:

International Talk Like A Pirate Day had its origins over a racquetball game in 1995.

Democrats line up to replace Michigan U.S. Rep. Gary Peters

Jessica McCall

   Democrats are beginning to get in line to replace U.S. Rep. Gary Peters, a Bloomfield Township Democrat who wants to become Michigan's next U.S. senator.
   Farmington Hills resident Jessica McCall is the latest to jump into the race to replace Peters in the 2014 election.
   State Rep. Rudy Hobbs, a Southfield Democrat, is already a declared candidate for the S-shaped   Democrat-leaning congressional seat that starts in Pontiac and ends in Detroit.

Republicans say Small is out of GOP race for Michigan U.S. Senate in 2014

Judge Kimberly Small

   Kimberly Small, 48th District Court judge in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., has opted not to run for the U.S. Senate.
  So says former Michigan Republican Party Chairman Saul Anuzis on the social media platform Facebook.
  Anuzis posted mid-morning Monday that Small has decided to stay focused on her job as a district judge.