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At the C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, 11-year-old Brianna Allgood is being tested by a machine called a spirometer. It measures her breathing.Brianna has…
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Children growing up in poverty face huge challenges. One challenge that might not come to the top of the mind, though, is pollution.As part of Michigan…
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In one month, more than 300,000 people are expected to begin signing up for expanded Medicaid coverage in Michigan. The Medicaid expansion is part of the…
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What discussions and conversations should we be having around Michigan that we are veering away from?What's the price we're paying for not opening up and…
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Using the power of social media to do good – in this case, ordering a dessert or an appetizer and, in doing so, helping to feed a hungry child.Our next…
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It has now been 50 years since President Lyndon Johnson declared a War on Poverty.There is a popular perception that President Johnson's War on Poverty…
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Gov. Rick Snyder put services for immigrants and seniors at the top of his to-do list for 2014 in his State of the State speech yesterday.The governor…
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If you pick up either Detroit newspaper, you will find story after story about the fact that the city’s mediocre football team lost to another mediocre…
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47 percent of local leaders support right to workA report released today from the University of Michigan says 47 percent of Michigan's local government…
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Over at our State of Opportunity website, we've been on Gap Watch: achievement gaps, literacy gaps, technology gaps, gender gaps, etc.Our latest…