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Ron French
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Journalist on the comfort-the-afflicted side of the scale.
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"It's chaos."
Crush of retirees a crisis in Michigan. State unprepared to meet their needs www.bridgemi.com/michigan-hea... via @bridgemi.com
Crush of retirees a crisis in Michigan. State unprepared to meet their needs | Bridge Michigan
Michigan spends more than many states and gets less in return on services for seniors, who face long waits for care, transportation gaps and bureaucracy that pushes them to nursing homes. The problems...
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April 18, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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"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
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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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CDC Purging Its Website After Trump Orders
Agency removed certain pages related to gender issues, HIV, and that said 'pregnant people'
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January 31, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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MSU cancels DEI event following Trump order, threat to investigate | Bridge Michigan
An executive order last week opened the door for investigations into both MSU and U-M over their diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Universities walking tightrope for fear of losing federal fun...
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January 27, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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More than 3,100 students died at schools built to crush Native American cultures
The Post’s year-long investigation found that three times as many Native American students had died at boarding schools between 1828 and 1970 as the U.S. government had previously reported.
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December 22, 2024 at 4:36 PM
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pretty little gummies with cannabis - who could guess this would happen?
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Hundreds of kids are being hospitalized for accidentally eating cannabis products
Most parents have no idea their kid can wind up in the hospital after accidentally eating edibles, doctors say. But these cases are rising in Michigan emergency rooms.
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December 11, 2024 at 10:23 PM
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Q&A: Northern Michigan’s last Democrat in Lansing has a warning for her party | Bridge Michigan
Democrat state Rep. Betsy Coffia won a tough reelection campaign in a year that favored Republicans. She explains how she did it, and how she thinks her party needs to change.
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December 2, 2024 at 9:21 PM
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December 2, 2024 at 5:41 PM
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Today's must read.
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The ‘day of death’: How a mystery drug, spate of ODs changed west Michigan | Bridge Michigan
When nearly two dozen overdoses and seven deaths rocked Kalamazoo, police and health officials required a new level of cooperation. The response could teach other communities ravaged by the drug epide...
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November 21, 2024 at 4:33 PM
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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