The U.S. Postal Service has reversed its decision to close a contract postal unit in Salem Township following outcry from residents. The closure would have forced some residents to make a 14-mile round trip to get their mail.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday reiterated her case for paid family leave and other support for working moms, arguing during a national summit that mom-friendly policies are good for the economy.
Each year millions of people suffer from coughing, sneezing and an itchy throat, common symptoms associated with seasonal allergies. However, seasonal allergies could be more severe this year.
At the height of the water crisis, Flint children had lower lead levels than many others in Michigan. But low expectations, trauma and constant anxiety did more harm than lead. ‘Instead of scaring families, we should be reassuring them.’
Ten years after the beginning of the Flint water crisis, the city’s youth are scarred as much by low expectations as by the lead-tainted water. ‘People had already decided who we were. They had ideas about IQ and behavior.’
Ten years later, a growing body of research suggests fears of permanent brain damage are a ‘myth.’ That’s good news for children, but some say trauma from the crisis is now worse than lead.
Ascension, which operates 15 Michigan hospitals, says its facilities remain ‘open and operational,’ but patients can expect delays as it tries to recover from the ransomware attack.
Curriculum wasn’t the only thing on the agenda at an annual Michigan conference for Christian homeschool families. Movement leaders spoke out against a potential state registry.
Livingston County Sheriff Mike Murphy called Michigan’s new ‘red flag’ gun law unconstitutional and said he wouldn’t enforce it. Records show he already has.
A severe geomagnetic storm makes aurora borealis visible much farther south. Check out these great photos. And look toward the heavens again this weekend for more night magic.