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Student Safety: The Most Dangerous Colleges in Michigan
When we send our children off to college or attend ourselves, it can be terrifying for a variety of reasons. Unfortunately, one of the most prominent is how dangerous college campuses and towns can be. The issues aren't confined to a few places, either. Many colleges across the country have...
Secret Service Warns Michigan Residents of ‘Smishing’ Text Scam
Even for all the experience we have using them, our cell phones can serve as a direct link to unwanted trouble in an instant. Click the wrong link and you'll end up having a bad week or month. Scams are older than the internet and text messages, but they are...
In Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, the sunsets & rocks cry out God’s glory – Terry Pluto’s Faith & You
MARQUETTE, Michigan – “How can you wear a shirt that says ‘Michigan’?” a friend asked. “Hey, this isn’t about Michigan,” I said. “It’s got a moose on it. It’s from it’s the U.P.”. If you purchase a product or...
Completing a Small Estate Affidavit in Michigan
A small estate affidavit can simplify the process of transferring property when someone dies. This legal document allows heirs to bypass probate, which could save both time and money. To qualify for a small estate affidavit, the estate must be valued under a certain limit, you will need a death certificate and proof that the […] The post Completing a Small Estate Affidavit in Michigan appeared first on SmartReads by SmartAsset.
We Speak for the Water
Indigenous water protectors are set to host the 6th annual Water Is Life Festival in Petoskey. One need only glance at a map to understand Michigan’s unique connection to water. The state’s legal boundaries extend far into Lakes Huron, Michigan, and Superior, giving the Great Lakes State 40,000 square miles of water, 40 percent of the state’s total “land” area. We’re home to 20 percent of Earth’s total freshwater, and the state is graced with 3,288 miles of shoreline, more than anywhere else in North America.
Michigan congressman urges probe into security concerns with Chinese routers
(The Center Square) – A Michigan congressman has called on the Department of Commerce to launch a probe into Chinese Wi-Fi routers sold in America, citing their use in recent hacking attempts traced to the People’s Republic of China. Chairman John Moolenaar, R-Mich, of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party submitted a letter this week with Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill. ...
SS Badger cancels Ludington departure due to projected weather conditions
(WPBN/WGTU) -- TheS.S. Badger, a steamship that transports people to and from Ludington andManitowoc, Wisconsin, has cancelled an upcoming trip due to projected weather conditions. The departure from Ludington at 8:45 p.m. EST Sunday has been cancelled, staff said in a social media post. This cancelation will also impact those...
Historic Mill Creek celebrates ‘Lost Rocks and Mackinac Millstones’ week
MACKINAW CITY — Guests can join the interpretive staff at Historic Mill Creek in Mackinaw City for a week full of events themed around “Lost Rocks and Mackinac Millstones.” The week, Aug. 18-24, will feature special programs highlighting the grist mill, which once ground grain into flour, and how the millstones at Historic Mill Creek were hewn from “lost rocks,” or boulders deposited by glaciers thousands of years ago. ...
Bird flu restrictions cause heartache for 4-H kids unable to show off livestock at fairs across US
EVART, Mich. (AP) — Alison Smith stared at the virtually empty dairy barn inside the Osceola County Fairgrounds, once bustling with teens and preteens preparing to show their prized animals but now eerily silent as an invisible virus once again interfered with a cherished summertime rite. Smith, a 16-year-old from the Grand Rapids, Michigan, area, […]
Glen Arbor Arts Center hosts poet Jen Steinorth
“Coffee With The Authors” is a live, conversational interview with local and regional authors about the craft and process of writing. On Aug. 18 Traverse City poet and teacher Jennifer Sperry Steinorth discusses Her Read, a book-length collage poem. In the tradition of reusing canvases, Steinorth appropriates a seminal text, The Meaning of Art by Herbert Read (Faber & Faber, 1931), and with the liberal use of correction fluid, scalpel and embroidery floss, erases and transforms the book from art criticism into feminist verse. Sarah Bearup-Neal, GAAC gallery manager, leads the conversation. The interview begins at 1 pm.
Salvation Army of Cadillac adds washers and dryers to help those experiencing homelessness
WEXFORD COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- The Salvation Army in Cadillac is helping to provide some basic needs for those experiencing homelessness in Wexford County. The Salvation Army is buying commercial grade washers and dryers. Housing concerns:Affordable housing picket held during National Cherry Festival. United Way Director of Community Impact Andy...
Kids sell livestock during UP State Fair Junior Market Livestock Auction
ESCANABA, Mich. (WLUC) - Kids gathered their homegrown steer, goats, lambs and swine to sell to the highest bidder. Crowds flocked to the Junior Livestock Market Auction during the sixth day of the U.P. State Fair on Saturday. Mattie Prestin, Jr. Market Livestock Board vice president, said some of the...
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