By AUR N . F RFO IA C pit I N.w S rVIC By HEATHER MCEVOY Sp!c/al to Michigan Citizen LA' I G ( ) - A turbul nt el ion ye r bringing overwhelming power to U.P. vote to d termin th balance of pow r in th Michigan Hou of Repr ntativ . Th Hou is d dio ked with 55 Republicans and 55 D mocrats, The voters of the 110th Distric can throw control to either party with their b 110 , according to political analyst Bill Ball nger. "This fight for control of the Hou e is a pivotal ue," Ballenger aid. D mocrat are battling to retain control of the 110t,h District as Republicans fighr to regain their power in t h Hou e. Incumb nt Rep. Paul T anovich, D·L'Anse, is battling opponent Stephen Dresch, R-Hancock, to repr. ent the six northwest countie of the U.P. F RMER REP. TEPHE hepich, D·lron River, abandoned the seat when pr ecutors forced him to resign b cau e of his involvement in last year' Hou 'e Fiscal Agency. Scandal. Hi untimely resignation resulted in an April 26 face-off betw n the political fo . The voters e­ lected Tesanovich over Dr ch by fewer than 100 vot Mor t han half the voters in the 11 Oth Di trict ar D m r . But. in 19 0 hey elected Dresch. a R publican. " nly wo R pu lican have r pre­ S n ed the 110th D' strict ince World War II " Ballen raid H h b liev s voters will r memb r Dr ch's d i ion to leave th House early and vot.e against him in Nov moor's ele ion. "Mr. Dr ch bandoned hi s t after one term. They want omeon to stay put and s rve th ir needs," Te anovi h said. Dr ch xplained he f It he mad th right d i ion and voters will agr . "I he nl r pologi nd 11 r gr ," h aid. Dr . ch i: probably h only R -publican who c n win in th 110th D trict whi h i 0 rc nt D 111 rat ic, ac ording to Ballen er. "H • I maverick. He' the m t unique Republican running," Ballen rid. pite t.h di rict' D mocratic majority, Te- novich id vot rs upport the b t candidate r gardl of p rtyaffiliation. By DAWN LOCNISKAR C.pltal New S.rvlc. Vo to TE ANOVICH co-sponsored 20 legislative piec since lat April and u th first repre­ entative to offer his voters a toll-free phon num­ b r. "He has a very impr ive record to run on," Pawlicki said. Dr ch said he is not worried about h election's outcome, but is concerned about re­ toring political power to U.P. r iden and im­ proving economi onditions of th area. "W 've hewed down 0 the im ition of federal and state authority" Dr h aid. In support of coll tive bargaining and onomic revival of the U.P., Dre ch claims it is within the power of the pea pl to r claim control of th ir communiti from the governm nt. "I think th government intrud xc iv ly," he said. The federal and "tate gov rnments ar largely r ponsible for drn: tic job I s and population d din in the U.P., ac ording to Dr.. h. In th past. 5