RV owners, a Michigan nurse, and the coronavirus that brought them together
Ron FrenchAmmi Atler doesn’t know when she’ll hug her children again. She can see them from the Airstream camper she moved into Monday, but to keep them safe, she plans to keep her distance.The veteran...
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13 Michigan books to get you through the stay-at-home order
Monica WilliamsThe stay-at-home orders have undoubtedly left many Michiganders antsy. But the dramatic break in routine may leave some with extra time on their hands, and others with a desire to escape...
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Despite legal battle, Michigan tribe remains hopeful for recognition
Meghanlata GuptaLansing resident Paul Parkey knows he’s Native American, and the federal government isn’t going to change his mind. Parkey’s tribal community, the Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa...
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As Michigan reopens, workers find that child care centers still closed
Ted RoelofsSouthwest of Lansing, child care provider D’Lynn Smith might count herself fortunate.She’s still open, even as hundreds of day care homes and centers around the state are closed.But where...
View ArticleWill Postal Service botch election in Michigan? It’s unlikely, experts say.
Mike WilkinsonFor weeks, Americans have feared impending doom: Cuts in the U.S. Postal Service would jeopardize mail-in balloting during the November election.On the verge of likely the biggest...
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Trump demonizes refugees. Biden wants more. Whose plan will Michigan back?
Ted RoelofsKALAMAZOO ─ Eight years after a bombing in Afghanistan that killed his parents and left him an orphan, Ali is still coming to terms with his newly adopted country.Now 18, Ali is living in a...
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In Michigan, a Thanksgiving served with loss, anger and Zoom prayers
Ron FrenchThanksgiving 2020: carryout meals, bitter political divisions, and a hope that next year families can argue about politics from across the table. (Shutterstock)Some went on vain grocery...
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15 anti-racist Michigan books to get you through the holidays and quarantine
Monica WilliamsSince May, when much of the world witnessed a white Minneapolis police officer kill George Floyd, a Black man in Minneapolis, books with titles like “How to Be an Anti-Racist,” “White...
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Best of Bridge Michigan: Top social justice stories from 2020
Bridge StaffThe killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis unleashed protests nationwide against police brutality and inequity, including ones in numerous Michigan cities such as Detroit, above. (Photo by...
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2020 in photos: In Michigan and the nation, it was an unforgettable year
Monica WilliamsFloyd Mitchell, a retired counselor, died of the coronavirus in Detroit on April 3. His funeral was moved because his widow also had COVID-19. The pandemic has posed huge challenges for...
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