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Cannabis workers are developing job-related asthma and some have died, study says
New research says workers picking, grinding and packaging cannabis are developing workplace-related asthma.
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Be it resolved? From ceremonial to political, a look at Michigan lawmakers’ resolutions
Lawmakers have been opining, congratulating, commemorating, posturing, praising, chiding and deriding—all in the form of resolutions.
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Great Lakes books for your holiday gift list
Looking for a holiday gift for a reader who loves the Great Lakes? Here are five prospects to consider.
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New book shows how Mackinac Island became tourism gem
A new book explores how Mackinac Island and the surrounding Straits region became a hub for travelers from across the country.
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Fewer young people getting vaccinated in Michigan, study finds
The rate of children and adolescents getting routine vaccinations is declining across the state, according to a new study published in the journal Pediatrics.
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About 72% of Michigan students considered not ‘college ready’
Nearly three quarters of Michigan high school students are considered to be unprepared for college, according to data from the Michigan League for Public Policy.
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Mooz the dog helps scientists study threatened turtles
A 9-year-old labradoodle is helping to conserve the threatened wood turtle in Michigan.
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Michigan’s pothole predicament: waging war against the weather
Michigan is anecdotally famous, or some might say infamous, for the poor quality of its roads.
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New passenger train route between Holland and Detroit to be explored
A proposed east-west train route would carry passengers across Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.
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Study finds high risk of injury or death in motorcycle-deer collisions
Motorcyclists are especially vulnerable to injury or death when colliding with deer, according to a recent study.
