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All-Season vs. Winter Tires: Here’s Why Michiganders May Need Extra Traction
It’s obvious that when temperatures drop and winter weather arrives you’ll need to put away your shorts and T-shirt and go for pants and a thick coat. But the decision to swap out your vehicle’s all-season tires for winter tires isn’t so clear-cut.
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World Champion Michigander: Rubik’s Cube and Violin Go Hand in Hand
A University of Michigan student is one of the world’s foremost “speedcubers,” a person capable of quickly solving a Rubik’s Cube. He also is an accomplished violinist.
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Ray Herbert, Detroit Tigers Sandlot Ace and 1962 AL All-Star, Dies
Ray Herbert, a 1962 All-Star Game winning pitcher who threw batting practice for his hometown Detroit Tigers for decades after retiring, died peacefully in Plymouth, Michigan, five days after his 93rd birthday.
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Michigan Civil War Soldier’s Grave Finally Gets Headstone
The grave of a man who served in the US Civil War has been formally marked at a northern Michigan cemetery.
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Smokey Robinson, ‘King of Motown,’ to Release New Solo Album
It’s been nearly a decade since Smokey Robinson’s last album, but new music from the King of Motown is on the horizon.
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Will Slotkin Run to Replace Stabenow in US Senate? Probably.
In what is quickly emerging as one of the most closely watched Senate races of the 2024 campaign, US Rep. Elissa Slotkin is aggressively acting on Stabenow’s call for “the next generation of leadership.”
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Dow Chemical to Cut About 2,000 jobs—or 5% of Workforce
Materials science company Dow is cutting about 2,000 jobs, or approximately 5% of its global workforce, as part of an effort to reach $1 billion in cost savings this year.
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State of the State: Whitmer to Call for Free Pre-K for All 4-Year-Olds
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is expected to announce a plan during her State of the State speech Wednesday to provide prekindergarten education for all 4-year-olds in Michigan in an attempt to help families with rising costs.
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Survey Shows Upper Peninsula Wolf Population Holds Steady in 2022
Michigan’s gray wolf population remains stable and might have reached its natural ceiling after mounting a decadeslong comeback in the Upper Peninsula, state biologists said after the latest survey.
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Michigan Court Turns Aside More Appeals in Flint Water Cases
Prosecutors lost decisions last week in two more Flint water cases as the state appeals court affirmed the dismissal of charges against a former high-ranking health official and the city’s ex-manager.










