June 25, 2012: The Bay County Bulletin

CHAD DEWEY FUNDRAISER: Friday, June 29 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Bay Lanes, 6243 Euclid Ave., Bay City. Contribution is $15 per person which includes three games of bowling, shoe rental, and a chance to earn prizes. Additional contributions welcome! Please RSVP for this event by emailing christina@chaddewey.org or by calling 989-698-6217.

ROMNEY: DON'T LET U.S. 'BECOME EUROPE' UNDER OBAMA: Mitt Romney stopped in his native state on the last day of a swing through battleground states won by Barack Obama in 2008, telling Michiganders to give him chance to avoid seeing the United States turn into Europe. "I do not want to become Europe," he told hundreds at a rally outside the Bavarian Inn Lodge in the German-themed tourist town of Frankenmuth, southwest of Saginaw. "I want to restore the principles that made America the powerhouse of the Earth." http://bit.ly/NMDEid

GUILTY—Sandusky guilty on 45 of 48 counts: After nine days of arguments and testimonies, about 21 hours of deliberations and months of court filings and arguments in the case, former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky was found guilty of 45 of the 48 counts of sexual abuse against him Friday night. http://bit.ly/LO3zVr

The Cornerstone: Welcome to the molten core of the political universe, the hottest battleground in the biggest battleground state. Since 1960, Hillsborough County has called every single presidential election except for one—and there’s no reason to think that voters here won’t do it again. http://bit.ly/O78cvh

Michigan Is Looking Rosier to Romney: Mitt Romney spent Tuesday baking pies in DeWitt, just north of Lansing, but his campaign also sent a message to President Obama: Mr. Romney says he believes that Michigan is up for grabs in November, and if nothing else, his campaign plans to force Mr. Obama and the Democrats to spend time and money defending turf that, until recently, seemed safely in the blue. Campaign aides say they believe that Michigan is, in fact, in play for Mr. Romney, who came of age here as the son of an auto executive turned governor of the state. They pointed to his full slate of events here Tuesday, the final swing of a five-day bus tour, as a sign of his seriousness about the state. http://nyti.ms/Lz9eP5

Poll: Former SCOTUS clerks think the mandate is done for: A new poll of 56 former Supreme Court clerks finds that 57 percent think the individual mandate will be overturned. That’s a 22-point jump from the last time the same group of clerks was surveyed, right before oral arguments. Back then, 35 percent thought the court would toss out the required purchase of health insurance. http://wapo.st/NeuiWA

Sunday Shows: Issa on Investigations: 'We're Not Fishing': On the Sunday shows, California GOP Rep. Darrell Issa defended his investigation into the Fast and Furious scandal; Florida GOP Sen. Marco Rubio said he was against using tax reform revenue to lessen the deficit; members of both campaigns agreed on something for once; and Rick Perry called Obama's use of executive privilege to protect documents from Issa's investigation "Nixonian." http://bit.ly/MPmXf1

Henninger: It's a Single-Issue Election: The terms on which the 2012 U.S. election will be contested have been set, appropriately by the incumbent president speaking recently at a community college in Ohio. Mr. President, the microphone is yours: "Yes, foreign policy matters. Social issues matter. But more than anything else, this election presents a choice between two fundamentally different visions of how to create strong, sustained growth." http://on.wsj.com/LDS6I0

BIRTHWEEK: Monday. George Orwell. Wednesday. Thursday. Mel Brooks. Friday. Saturday. Terri Lynn Land, Thomas Sowell, Michael Phelps. Sunday. Dan Aykroyd.

"Another solid draft": Three Saginaw Spirit players picked in first five rounds of NHL Draft: Even in an age of rapid draft information dissemination, thousands knew that Justin Kea had been picked in the NHL Draft before he did. Kea opted to watch the draft from his home in Woodville, Ontario Saturday. He had the television on when the Buffalo Sabres announced that they had taken him with the 73rd overall pick -- but the broadcast was showing analysts, not announcing picks. http://bit.ly/L5cNbL