Ron French
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Ron French
@ronfrench27.bsky.social
Journalist on the comfort-the-afflicted side of the scale.
"Who's next?’” Szocinski said. “Is this the last time I shake their hand? Is that the last time I give him a hug?”

Fentanyl came to a tiny UP town. Then the funerals began www.bridgemi.com/michigan-hea... via @bridgemi.com
Fentanyl came to a tiny UP town. Then the funerals began | Bridge Michigan
One after another, Rapid River’s youth died of overdoses, as a small town learned it can’t escape Michigan’s opioid crisis.
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March 3, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Just months ago, Great Lakes fish advocates were celebrating victory in a decades-long campaign to save lake trout populations from extinction at the hands of invasive sea lamprey. Now they fear that progress could slip away.
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Trump firings hit Great Lakes sea lamprey program, Michigan forestry workers | Bridge Michigan
Fish and wildlife officials tasked with holding back a species that would otherwise decimate the Great Lakes fishery were among those caught up in a mass purge of federal workers. Dozens, if not hundr...
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February 19, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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December 2, 2024 at 5:41 PM
Bills now being considered in Michigan would make it nearly impossible to successfully challenge a public library book for controversial content. Dems must rush if they want it to pass - they lose control of the state House Jan. 1. www.bridgemi.com/michigan-gov...
Democratic bills aim to rein in library book challenges in Michigan | Bridge Michigan
The bills would set statewide standards, requiring books and movies to be declared obscene by courts before they are challenged. Democrats have six weeks to pass the legislation before losing the majo...
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November 20, 2024 at 4:54 PM