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John U. Bacon on the Red Wings' new acquisitions and the Women's World Cup

This was a big week for the Detroit Red Wings. The team signed defenseman Mike Green and veteran center Brad Richards.Michigan Radio sports commentator…

Business leaders hope new entrepreneurs will help with job gap in the Bay region

Business leaders in the Saginaw-Midland-Bay City region hope entrepreneurs will fill the employment gap left by layoffs by major local employers.In recent…

David Toombs holds a photo of his son, John, at his home in Murfreesboro, Tenn. Former Sgt. John Toombs developed a drug problem after he left the Army and was in a residential treatment program at the Murfreesboro Veterans Affairs center. In 2016, he killed himself on the VA campus.

A Vet's Suicide Pushes The VA To Do Better

Former Army Sgt. John Toombs was thrown out of the residential drug treatment program at a Veterans Affairs center and then killed himself.

State Sen. asks why concerns about PFAS river contamination never made it to Flint officials

In the spring of 2014, Flint's water source was switched to the Flint River.We know what happened when that untreated water leached lead from aging pipes,…

Alleged Nassar victim to MSU president: “Our voices counted for nothing”

Since Rachael Denhollander went public with her accusations against former MSU sports doctor Larry Nassar in September, more than 80 women and girls have…

Salt marsh, which accounts for about 70 percent of Tangier's area, stretches across the island's southern edge. As Tangier sinks and the surrounding bay rises, such wetlands are drowning and becoming open water, leaving the island without the buffer that has long protected it from storms.

'Chesapeake Requiem' Chronicles Life On An Endangered Island

Tangier Island, in the Chesapeake Bay, has been home to a small, self-reliant community of watermen for centuries — and now climate change is threatening to swamp the island and its way of life.

Politicians from a different planet

More than twenty years ago, the late Texas Governor Ann Richards addressed the annual Gridron Dinner in Washington, a high-society affair where the…

Michigan tries to make it easier for companies to break into defense industry

Defense is a $9 billion industry in Michigan that employs more than 100,000 people.State officials want to grow the defense industry, and now they have a…

With one week to go before the election, spending heavy in 15 Michigan House races

Campaign spending on 15 pivotal state House seats tops $10 million, according to the Michigan Campaign Finance Network. Democrats need to win nine state…

NPR Battleground Map: Hillary Clinton Solidifies Lead Against Donald Trump

Since the conventions, Donald Trump has stumbled badly. That has moved voters in the direction of Hillary Clinton, giving her a sizable lead in the key states.

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