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MDHHS updates recommendations for cyclosporiasis prevention
Early investigation results indicate lettuce or salad greens as possible source LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) continues to investigate an outbreak of cyclosporiasis with 2,640 cases reported as of Monday, July 13. While the investigation is ongoing, current results point to lettuce or salad greens as a potential […]
Wildcats improve to 3-1 after decisive victory over Lawrence
Since we didn’t have a News photographer at Friday’s game vs. Lawrence, this and the ones below are from the ‘Cats’ September 8 game against the Red Arrow Raiders. #12 Senior Nate Mihills moves in to help Jackson Krzycki take down #33 Jacquan Pierce. Marcellus won the game, 68-26. by Don PriceAthletic Director The […]
MEC/SMC team up for new eSports video game tourney, October 21
(Cassopolis, MI) – Midwest Energy & Communications (MEC) has partnered with Southwestern Michigan College (SMC) to create a new esports video game tournament in southwest Michigan. Date: Saturday, October 21, 2023 Doors Open: 4:30 p.m. Tournament Starts: 5:30 p.m. Where: MEC Esports Arena at Southwestern Michigan College, Barbara Wood Building Who: Esports teams of three from across southwest Michigan What: Single-elimination Rocket […]
EarthTalk®
From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: How can I be a more environmentally responsible parent? – Betsy E., Boston, MA Sustainable parenting isn’t easy given all the ways modern society has become largely a profusion of disposable products. Besides making conscious decisions about the products you buy; you […]
Jim Hightower: America’s #1 Populist
by Jim Hightowerjimhightower.com How Things Work: Big Pharma Price Gouging Corporate and governmental hucksters intentionally cloak their schemes in convoluted obfuscations… so we commoners can’t really know what they’re saying… or doing to us. That’s why our Hightower Lowdown (https://jimhightower.substack.com) team takes pride in regularly trying to deconstruct their arcane jargon, translating it […]
The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories
Education in Today’s Worldby John Mooy It seems to me that with every passing day I am living in a world that doesn’t begin to resemble the one I grew up in. Going to school grades K through 12 in the same building is unheard of now. I loved it. As a first […]
Is Colorado Football for Real?
I think as sports fans we all know what has been brewing in Boulder, , by now. Heck, College GameDay was there along with almost every other sports media and even the Rock! Coach Sanders has injected life into what was a rather lifeless football program but is this all just a flash in […]
AG Nessel Appoints Scott L. Teter as New Head ofMichigan’s Elder Abuse Task Force
LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today announced Scott L. Teter will take over the leadership role for the Department of Attorney General’s Elder Abuse Task Force. As head of the Department’s Financial Crimes Division, Teter oversees the White Collar Crime Unit – the largest in Michigan – as well as the Child Support Unit, which he helped create in 2002. To date, […]
Van Buren Conservation District New Executive Director
Emilly Hickmott has been promoted to Executive Director of the Van Buren County Conservation District as of October 1, 2023 The Van Buren Conservation Board of Directors is pleased to announce the promotion of Emilly Hickmott to Executive Director as of October 1, 2023. Hickmott started with the District in May 2018 as the Recycling […]
