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How government poisoned the people of Flint [Michigan]
Flint water has poisoned more than just its children. It s poisoned the citizenry's faith in government, which is supposed to provide safe drinking water, one of life's most basic essentials. By John Counts.
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Flint hospital finds Legionnaires' bacteria in water
A hospital in Flint, Michigan, reported Friday that low levels of Legionnaires' disease bacteria were discovered in its water system. The discovery came after the city switched its water supply and the medical staff noticed an increase in people coming in for treatment who were diagnosed with Legionnaires,' McLaren Hospital said. Legionnaires' disease is a respiratory bacterial infection usually spread through mist that comes from a water source.
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Who Poisoned Flint, Michigan?
A writer returns home to find a toxic disaster, giant government failure and countless children exposed to lead. By Stephen Rodrick.
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Michigan’s Great Stink
**Submitter's Note: browse this site in Privacy/Incognito mode.** In the 1850s, London, the world’s largest city, still didn’t have a sewer system. Waste simply flowed into the Thames, which was as disgusting as you might imagine. But conservatives, including the magazine The Economist and the prime minister, opposed any effort to remedy the situation. After all, such an effort would involve increased government spending and, they insisted, infringe on personal liberty and local control.
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Don't Send Bottled Water
Many of you have contacted me wanting to know how you can help the people of Flint with the two-year long tragedy of drinking water contaminated by the radical decisions made by the Governor of Michigan. The offer is much appreciated by those who are suffering through this and who have not drank a glass of unpoisoned water since April of 2014. Unfortunately, the honest answer to your offer of help is, sadly, you can’t. You can't help.
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Pricing War Brings Gas Down to 47 Cents in Michigan
On that day, the consumers were the only winners—kind of. As three Michigan gas stations aggressively battled for customers last week in an all-out price war, sending gas prices down to 47 cents per gallon—just pennies above the federal and state excise taxes—police had to step in to direct traffic, and Americans demonstrated just how serious they are about filling up for next to nothing.
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City hall office containing water documents broken into, officials say
Officials say a recent city hall break-in occurred in an office containing documents related to the city's water system. Flint police previously reported a break-in at City Hall, 1101 S. Saginaw St. over the holiday break, but information released Monday, Jan. 11, confirmed the break-in happened at a vacant executive office in the mayor's suite that contained documents related to the city's water system. "The office that was broken into is where some...
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Flint Begins the Long Process of Fixing Its Water Problem
Experts are scrambling to define the scope of the water contamination disaster in the city of nearly 100,000 and determine how to replace corroded pipes, while making sure to keep the public informed.
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Officials warned of water, Legionnaires' link
High-ranking officials in Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder's administration were aware of a surge in Legionnaires' disease potentially linked to Flint's water long before the governor reported the increase to the public last month, internal emails show. When he disclosed the spike in Legionnaires' cases on Jan. 13, Snyder said he had learned about it just a couple of days earlier. But emails obtained by the liberal group Progress Michigan through...
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Michigan police say 7 dead in random shooting spree, suspect arrested
At least seven people were killed after a gunman drove around a Michigan city randomly shooting people in parking lots of an apartment complex, a car dealership and a restaurant Saturday night, authorities said.
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Abortion ban linked to dangerous miscarriages at Catholic hospital, report claims
Five women suffered prolonged miscarriages, severe infections and emotional trauma at Mercy Health Partners when staff neglected patients’ health to uphold religious directives against inducing delivery, report reveals. By Molly Redden.
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Photos Show 'Blue Ice' Stacking Near Mackinac Bridge
Michigan's iconic Mackinac Bridge is looking extra wintry this week, as blue ice stacks on the outer bays.
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Flint family uses 151 bottles of water per day
An "arsenal" of cases of fresh water stacked in the basement and a graveyard of scattered empty bottles are daily reminders that life in Flint, Michigan, is anything but normal. For Gina Luster, 41, seeing the stacks of bottles angers her. She says she feels like less than a good parent after watching her daughter, 7, and niece, 13, suffer from hair loss and skin rashes.
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Bernie Sanders wins Michigan in stunning upset
His campaign deemed Michigan a “critical showdown.”
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Elberta Pier Light wrapped in ice with Frankfort Lighthouse. Frankfort, Michigan
Photo credit/copyright Mark Lindsay Photography, 2016.
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Flint burglary where water files stored ‘an inside job,’ police chief says
Mystery still surrounds an unsolved December break-in at an executive office inside City Hall where Flint water files were kept. By Molly Young.
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Flint Water Crisis Yields First Criminal Charges
Two state officials and a city employee were accused of covering up evidence of lead contamination.Two officials at the state Department of Environmental Quality are charged with misleading the federal Environmental Protection Agency about whether Flint was using the treatment needed to control lead levels after the city switched its water supply in 2014.
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Federal judge dismisses class action lawsuit over Flint water crisis
A class action lawsuit seeking $150 million in damages from the Flint water crisis was dismissed Tuesday by a federal court judge. U.S. District Judge John Corbett O’Meara said jurisdiction was improper because the plaintiff’s claims fall under the federal Safe Water Drinking Act and suggested the plaintiffs refile their case in state court. The suit alleged that tens of thousands of residents have suffered physical and economic injuries and damages.
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Sunset at Sleeping Bear Point, August, 2011
The waves were very high that beautiful day.
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Tahquamenon Falls August 2011
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