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The 100 Deadliest Days of Summer Begins Monday in Michigan
While Memorial Day is set aside to honor those who've lost their lives while defending our country, it also marks the beginning of the 100 Deadliest Days of Summer in Michigan. What Are the 100 Deadliest Days of Summer in Michigan?. The period between Memorial Day and Labor Day (roughly...
Tell Your Out of State Friends to Move to Michigan, They’ll Get Paid To
I wish I had known about this when I moved to Michigan in 2022, though, I certainly may not have qualified. You've likely heard of cities and even some states that pay people to move there. Oftentimes it's because a city is going through a revival or is surging economically on a local scale and wants to rapidly expand. For states, it is often more about job growth or overcoming dwindling populations.
Why is Michigan in the Eastern Time Zone and Not on Central Time?
It happens from time to time (pun fully intended) - you encounter someone from out of that just assumes Michigan is in the Central Time zone, and they seem puzzled when you set them straight. It hasn't always been this way. Did you know that the entire state of Michigan...
Memorial Day in West Michigan | Events to honor fallen service members
MICHIGAN, USA — Monday, May 27 is Memorial Day this year and there are lots of opportunities for West Michigan communities to honor those who have died in service to their country. When the holiday was first established shortly after the Civil War it was called Decoration Day and...
‘US 2 Is Not a Freeway’ Sign in Northern Michigan Divides Internet
US 2 is one of the main highways in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Running nearly the full length of the UP from I-75 at St. Ignace to the western border with Wisconsin at Ironwood, US 2 is about as Yooper as it gets. There was once a sign drivers saw when...
How Understaffed Are Michigan Prisons? New Research Revealed
Imagine beginning your workday knowing that your shift will spent walking among convicted criminals, some of whom have committed unspeakable acts. Some of these inmates serve life sentences and have nothing but time to serve with nothing to lose, and you represent everything that is keeping them behind bars. This is just another day in the life of a Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) employee and may be part of why prisoner-to-guard ratios in Michigan facilities are among the nation's highest.
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