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Mich. student's death investigated as apparent homicide
YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) — The death of an Eastern Michigan University student at an off-campus apartment is being investigated as a homicide, police said Wednesday. The body of Julia Niswender, 23, was found Tuesday night at her apartment across the...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Students, Walmart, Meijer, Inc., Anderson Cooper
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Michigan school mistakenly tells students they've been kicked out
YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan university is apologizing after an email intended for 100 students with bad grades instead went to many more, telling them they had been kicked out of school. Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti isn't sure...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Kraft Foods Group, Inc., Education
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Many homes damaged as tornado rips through Michigan
DEXTER, Mich. (AP) — A tornado ripped through a rural southeastern Michigan community Thursday, damaging or demolishing many homes, downing trees and power lines, sparking fires and flooding neighborhood roads.
The slow-moving storm was part of a...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Natural Disasters, Health, Kraft Foods Group, Inc., Weather Warnings
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Bill allows refusal of health care on moral basis
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — For 35 years, Michigan law has protected health care providers who refuse to perform an abortion on moral or religious grounds. Hospitals and clinics can't be sued. Doctors and nurses can't lose their jobs for objecting to...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Family Planning, American Civil Liberties Union, Birth Control, Career and Workplace
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Bill allows refusal of health care on moral basis
LANSING (AP) — For 35 years, Michigan law has protected health care providers who refuse to perform an abortion on moral or religious grounds. Hospitals and clinics can't be sued. Doctors and nurses can't lose their jobs for objecting to...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Family Planning, American Civil Liberties Union, Birth Control, Career and Workplace
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As employers push efficiency, the daily grind wears down workers
WESTFIELD, Mass. — The envelope factory where Lisa Weber works is hot and noisy. A fan she brought from home helps her keep cool as she maneuvers around whirring equipment to make her quota: 750 envelopes an hour, up from 500 a few years ago....
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Science and Technology, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance
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Our View: Editorial salute for week of April 8
Here is our weekly salute to the people, places and organizations that make Northern Michigan a special place to live. My hero A reading tutor at Lincoln Elementary School saved a child's life recently thanks to crisis training provided by the Americorps...Tags: First Aid, Environmental Issues, Water, Fertilizer, Health and Safety at School
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Petoskey High School robotics: It really does take a community
The Petoskey High School robotics team, Petoskey Paladins, that heads for the state finals at Eastern Michigan University Thursday through Saturday, April 11-13, represents the best efforts of students, teachers, industry mentors and community financial...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, High Schools, JC Penney Company Inc., Science and Technology, Engineering
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Researchers study two bat hibernacula in northern Lower Michigan
Winter steelheaders may not know it, but just yards above their drifting spawn bags or swinging flies, between 18,000-20,000 bats are resting quietly through the winter. The structure in which the bats are hibernating — called a hibernaculum...
Tags: Hydroelectricity, Wildlife, Environmental Issues, Renewable Energy, Landforms
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Douglas Warren Daman, 76
Douglas Warren Daman, 76, of Petoskey, died Feb. 2, 2013, at his home in Petoskey, surrounded by his family. Doug was born on Jan. 25, 1937, in Monroe, Mich., the son of Edward and Beatrice Daman. Doug grew up in Monroe and enlisted in the U.S. Army in...Tags: Rentals, Colleges and Universities, Wesleyan University, Boy Scouts of America, American Legion
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Our View: Weekly salute for Jan. 14
Here is our weekly salute to the people, places and organizations that make Northern Michigan a special place to live. State champs The Petoskey High School debate team brought home top honors from state competition again this year. We are proud of these...Tags: Religion and Belief, Colleges and Universities, Credit and Debt, Language, Science and Technology
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Roseanna Lynne Purzycki October 11, 1950 - December 3, 2012
After a courageous battle with cancer, Roseanna Lynne Purzycki of Studio City, formerly of Fenton Michigan, passed away peacefully Monday morning, December 3, 2012, at 5:02am surrounded by her children, her mother, and her fiance. A memorial service...Tags: Michigan Wolverines, Colleges and Universities, University of Southern California, Central Michigan University, Education
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