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Joe Grimm
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Michigan State ⌲ edit 20+ #BiasBusters guides at https://amzn.to/3SrKOwu
Co-head instructor ⌲ Northwestern-Medill Journalism Institute
Author ⌲ 🌭"Coney Detroit" 🥤 "The Faygo Book 🎵 "Windjammers: Songs of the Great Lakes Sailors"
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Plummeting Great Lakes water levels to be below average for summer boating season, Army Corps predicts

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Plummeting Great Lakes water levels to be below average for boating season, Corps predicts
Only one lake is expected to be near its long-term average level for the month by July.
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February 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Today we commemorate Four Chaplains Day; Four Chaplains Day, observed on February 3rd each year, commemorates the heroic actions of four military chaplains during World War II. On February 3, 1943, the troop ship SS Dorchester was torpedoed by a German U-boat in the North Atlantic.
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February 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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If you've never been to a Black Church, this is a good month to go. This Bias Busters guide tells how you'll be welcomed, and the visit will lift you up. You'll experience how the Black Church is a sanctuary like many others -- and a whole lot more. #BiasBusters
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100 Questions and Answers About The Black Church: The Social and Spiritual Movement of a People (Bias Busters)
100 Questions and Answers About The Black Church: The Social and Spiritual Movement of a People (Bias Busters) [Michigan State School of Journalism, Adams, REV Charles Christian, Sampson, Freda G] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. 100 Questions and Answers About The Black Church: The Social and Spiritual Movement of a People (Bias Busters)
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February 3, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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Food fight! The Free Press has the latest on Detroit's Coney Wars. www.freep.com/story/news/l...
Century-old Detroit coney island rivalry is being threatened by rats
A rivalry more than a century old between two Detroit coney island eateries is being threatened by rats.
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February 2, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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‘Let’s get it done,’ Moss says as Michigan FOIA reform clears Senate again michiganadvance.com/2025/01/29/l...
‘Let’s get it done,’ Moss says as Michigan FOIA reform clears Senate again • Michigan Advance
The Michigan Senate crossed the first item off its 2025 to-do list on Wednesday, passing a plan to expand Michigan’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) with overwhelming bipartisan support.  “This is S...
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January 29, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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New American Leaders (NAL) is proud to host one of its signature training programs, Ready to Lead, Friday through Sunday in Detroit. Ready to Lead identifies the immigrant experience as an asset in leadership.
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#Immigrants

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January 28, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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We're breaking new ground with our Bias Busters series at the Michigan State School of Journalism. We want to close the knowledge gap about the little-known PANS/PANDAS condition. If you have a story to share with our reporters, please tell me. frontedgepublishing.com/msu-bias-bus...
MSU Bias Busters are helping families living with PANS/PANDAS
Award-winning MSU School of Journalism Bias Busters are exploring lives of families living with the little-understood condition PANS/PANDAS.
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January 28, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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Can disillusion and loyalty co-exist? This Inauguration Day, family friend Peggy Stack writes on ReadTheSpirit.com about her complicated relationship with her country and the Catholic Church.
For all those who are anxious this week, a heartfelt letter from Catholic author Margaret Stack - Home
‘Feeling alienated from your new government? I can relate. I’m a Catholic woman.’ FOR THIS WEEK’S COVER STORY, we welcome psychologist and author Margaret Stack, who has written an open letter to the ...
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January 19, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Selfless heroic actions.
npr.org NPR @npr.org · Jan 10
Many Latino immigrants in Los Angeles worked to extinguish some of the fires with hoses. They aren't firefighters, they were just helping people in other neighborhoods.
As Los Angeles burned, Latino immigrants rushed in to put out fires
Many Latino immigrants in Los Angeles worked to extinguish some of the fires with hoses. They aren't firefighters, they were just helping people in other neighborhoods.
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January 11, 2025 at 5:29 AM
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Check out this article from Detroit Free Press:

Celebrate their contributions and creativity on Korean American Day. Read “100 Questions and Answers About East Asian Cultures.”
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Here's what to know in Michigan

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What is Korean American Day? Here's what to know in Michigan
Korean American Day, recognizing the culture and contributions of Korean Americans, falls on Monday in Michigan. Here's what to know.
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January 13, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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A bitter-cold homelessness standoff: The City of St. Paul considers how to shut down or clear an encampment of dozens of people, half of whom identify as Hmong or Southeast Asian. Sahan Journal has the story. "100 Questions and Answers About Hmong Americans." amzn.to/3SrKOwu
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St. Paul homeless homeless encampment faces eviction
A homeless encampment on St. Paul’s East Side near the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary will be evicted on January 16. It’s home to a large Hmong population.
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January 12, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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GREAT LAKES THREAT: If the United States annexes Canada -- or only the province of Ontario -- this global resource will be controlled by just one thirsty country.
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January 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Today is Law Enforcement Appreciation Day! Make sure you thank those who make our days safer. #LawEnforcementAppreciationDay #FirstResponders #BiasBusters
January 9, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews just covers.
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#Books

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January 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews just covers.
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January 9, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews just covers.
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January 7, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews just covers.
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January 6, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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The Pew Research report about #religion on Capitol Hill hints at a major, generational shift in makeup of Congress. readthespirit.com/explore/reli...
Pew finds Congress still has more Christians than America itself
In 2025, Congress will have slightly fewer Christians, but still has a self-identified Christian majority larger than the US population.
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January 6, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews just covers.
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January 4, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews just covers.
15/20
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January 4, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews just covers.
15/20
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January 3, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews just covers.
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January 1, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews just covers.
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January 1, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews just covers.
12/20
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December 31, 2024 at 2:41 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews just covers.
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December 31, 2024 at 2:39 AM