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Make a point.
Tell a story.
www.michigan.gov
August 29, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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July 17, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Ferndale showed up!
June 23, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I know now that my predisposition to shoot for sequential digits when I pump gas or program the microwave to reheat my coffee is simply the result of a sequence of genes in my DNA, passed on by a father who paid acute – don’t say “obsessive” – attention to the numbers in his life.
HAPPY FATHERS DAY
June 15, 2025 at 8:44 PM
It wasn’t until a few years after his death that we realized that it was simply a master collector’s vision at work. Lined up at the top of the wall in his basement office at the house in Beulah was this collection from 1966-85 – two decades in the making.
June 15, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Dad would take note of the number just dealt to the current customer and count heads in order to drop back a few positions in line to secure a plate that was “easier to remember.”

It was an eye-rolling moment as far as my siblings and I were concerned at the time.
June 15, 2025 at 8:40 PM
If you seek a pleasant peninsula, protect:

Isle Royale
Keweenaw
Pictured Rocks
Sleeping Bear

…and all our public lands from exploitation by billionaires.
May 8, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Future - Michigan should lead the world in sustainable, renewable energy
May 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Fossil fuels
May 5, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Failure to protect lands and water
May 5, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Fragile Ecosystems
May 5, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Fresh Water
May 5, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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