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Here in Michigan, the midterm trends were no different than they were nationally. Democrats won the governor’s office, a U.S. Senate seat and nine of the state’s 13 seats in the House, flipping three congressional districts – 4th, 7th, and 10th – previously held by Republicans. Democrats also regained control of the Michigan House of Representatives and expanded their majority in the state Senate.  However, in St. Joseph County, Republican candidates remained the top vote-getters in most major races, while voters in Three Rivers delivered a different set of results.

Watershed Voice spoke with Nicolette Cole, a Veteran Navigator with Pivotal, who helps veterans navigate the often-complicated process of accessing benefits and services. Cole also discussed the stigma surrounding veterans seeking mental health care and the difficulties many face when navigating the system.

Although last Tuesday’s elections brought some changes to the Sturgis City Commission, the controversial group of commissioners will have to work together twice more before a new commission is sworn in. The newly elected commissioners won’t be sworn in until their December 9 organizational meeting. During that meeting, commissioners will also decide their next mayor and vice mayor.

At 7 p.m. Friday, November 6, Rivereye will open up the show and play music from their newly released self-titled album. After their show, much of the same band will change roles and begin the second part of their show as The Insiders, the group’s Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers tribute band. Tickets are available online through today for $20 and will increase to $25 tomorrow, November 6.

The popular musical retells the biblical story in Genesis of a favored son, Joseph, (Aaron Miller, of Sturgis) who is given a multi-colored coat by his father, Jacob (Kurt Kuhlmann, of Colon). His jealous brothers sell him into slavery and he ends up working for a rich noble named Potiphar (Ben Fries, of Constantine). After even more drama, he is thrown into prison, but it is through a superpower of interpreting dreams of the Pharaoh (Jason Halling, of Sturgis), that he ends up second in command in Egypt. Eventually, he is joyfully reunited with his family.

In this episode of Good Grief., Watershed Voice’s Aundrea Sayrie explores nostalgia as psychological refuge, and what happens when “before” becomes the place we go for comfort.