“Harbor Country Progress (HCP), an all-volunteer, nonprofit, chartered club of the Michigan Democratic Party, is meeting in the village of Union Pier, Berrien County, Mich. To many of those assembled in the former art gallery on Red Arrow Highway, the Harbor Country office is a ‘historic’ place. ‘Historic’ because during the Obama campaign volunteers from little Union Pier (population 727) made more than 25,000 phone calls, registered more than 750 voters, canvassed more than 4,500 homes and had a 300-plus volunteer list. … In this post-election period, progressives in Harbor Country (defined as Michigan’s 6th congressional district, it includes miles of Lake Michigan lakefront) are enthusiastic and restive. The healthcare reform battle is being fought in Berrien County as it is across the nation and HCP is part of the fight.” (09/30/09)