Tag: Bridge Magazine
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Proposal cuts gay rights, Roe v. Wade, climate change, NAACP from public school standards: hearing Monday
by Harold C. Ford EVM staff writer Ford, a 44-year veteran of public education, now retired, surveyed the 138-page draft proposal described below and which is available for perusal in full here. The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) is holding a series of nine meetings across the state seeking the public’s input about proposed revisions…
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Whitmer introduces herself to Flint, challenges Detroit Dems’ reported doubts
By Jan Worth-Nelson Declaring “Michigan deserves better” than a GOP-led regime she said has created a state which “hardly resembles the Michigan I think of when I talk about my Michigan pride,” Democratic candidate for governor Gretchen Whitmer introduced herself to about 25 Flint students, retirees, educators, activists and assorted Democrats Tuesday afternoon in the…
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“Where are the journalists?” Part Three: As pixels replace paper, journalism still aims to hold powerful to account
This three-part series, concluding with this installment, aims to explore, analyze and lament how many forces challenging the Fourth Estate are playing out in our own community – specifically in a close look at changes in The Flint Journal, now dwindled to a local staff of fewer than 10 people, and subsumed by M-Live Media…
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Commentary: Flint’s taxes 2017–any happy returns?
By Paul Rozycki If you drive a car, I’ll tax the street, If you try to sit, I’ll tax your seat. If you get too cold, I’ll tax the heat, If you take a walk, I’ll tax your feet. George Harrison, The Beatles, “Taxman” Like many…
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