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Pearson: Homeless dementia link should inform community response

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Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Columnists Our tendency to believe dementia and Alzheimer’s mostly affect senior populations is questionable. Author of the article: Glen Pearson  •  Special to The London Free Press Published May 25, 2024  •  Last updated 1 hour ago  •  2 minute read (Getty Images) Article

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A push to legalize drug test strips, protect ‘harm reduction’ tactics in MI | Bridge Michigan

A push to legalize drug test strips, protect ‘harm reduction’ tactics in MI | Bridge Michigan
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The objective of both is harm reduction —  the idea of reducing risk by acknowledging that “just say no” isn’t always an effective tactic in the fight against opioids and other drugs. Related: The bill to provide more protection for staff and volunteers at syringe access programs

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Opinion | We must reinvent Michigan’s education system, starting with how it’s governed | Bridge Michigan

Opinion | We must reinvent Michigan’s education system, starting with how it’s governed | Bridge Michigan
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As someone who has worked at multiple levels of Michigan’s public education system, including as a teacher, I know that we didn’t get here overnight. After decades of Band-aid fixes and a lack of investment in education, Michigan has fallen far behind most states — not due

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Opinion | Locally grown food strengthens our nation’s security and resilience | Bridge Michigan

Opinion | Locally grown food strengthens our nation’s security and resilience | Bridge Michigan
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Yet, in the Grand Traverse/Little Traverse region, farmers and others in our local food economy had been building relationships and resilience for more than 20 years, and local farmers came to the rescue to help fill shelves in grocery stores, food pantries, schools, and more. Food security

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Michigan taps opioid funds for tiny drug victims — babies in withdrawal | Bridge Michigan

Michigan taps opioid funds for tiny drug victims — babies in withdrawal | Bridge Michigan
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For babies suffering neonatal abstinence syndrome, or NAS, those first hours and days can be brutal as they go through withdrawal: tremors and seizures, twitching, fussiness. “It’s as though their nervous system is in overdrive,” said Dr. Chasity Caperton, pediatrician and regional medical director of primary care

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Re-trial begins for dog breeder accused in rival’s shooting death

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Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Accused killer Boris Panovski has once again denied killing a Toronto-area businessperson over a feud about a hunting dog in 2014. Published May 23, 2024  •  Last updated 46 minutes ago  •  3 minute read Don Frigo (left); Boris Panovski Article content

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Opinion | Better retiree benefits can help fix Michigan’s employee shortage | Bridge Michigan

Opinion | Better retiree benefits can help fix Michigan’s employee shortage | Bridge Michigan
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Like in the business world, one of the best ways to address public-employee recruitment and retention issues is to ensure that people are treated fairly, with quality pay and benefit packages. And the ace that schools and government used to have up their sleeves to incentivize workers

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Biggest annual gathering of Great Lakes researchers has begun

More than 700 freshwater researchers and practitioners are attending the International Association for Great Lakes Research’s 67th annual conference in Windsor, Ontario. Presentation topics include algal blooms, climate change, the emergence of PFAS chemicals, and pollution caused by microplastics. Read the full story by The Toledo Blade.

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Opinion | Michigan is failing our English learner students, and that has to change | Bridge Michigan

Opinion | Michigan is failing our English learner students, and that has to change | Bridge Michigan
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Here’s why: Michigan’s immigrant population is one of the few areas of growth for our state. In fact, 13% of children are considered to be part of immigrant families. Immigrant community a bright spot in Michigan Immigrants, many of whom are learning English, are also an important

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Toxic Great Lakes algae makes Michigan sick. But remedy may be near | Bridge Michigan

Toxic Great Lakes algae makes Michigan sick. But remedy may be near | Bridge Michigan
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Scientists at the University of Toledo are nearing a treatment for toxic algae exposure Efforts by Michigan and Ohio to reduce farming pollution that causes harmful blooms haven’t worked well But researchers hope a potential treatment encourages people to support reduction efforts The toxic algae blooms that

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For Michigan officials building an $80B budget, ‘boring is a good thing’ | Bridge Michigan

For Michigan officials building an $80B budget, ‘boring is a good thing’ | Bridge Michigan
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But Gabriel Ehrlich, director of the University of Michigan’s Research Seminar in Quantitative Economics, noted that positive progress “doesn’t really make people feel a lot better when grocery prices, when rents are spiking” as inflation continues to plague necessary purchases and eat into individual income growth. The