Walk into any public library in Michigan, and you’ll see it: a teenager curled up in the graphic novel section, a parent helping a child sound out their first words, an older adult using the computer to send an email to a grandchild. Different people, different needs, all sharing the same space.
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GUEST VIEW: Michigan special education built on old expectations, not reality
Bridge Michigan’s recent reporting on the surge of special education complaints in our state puts words to what educators experience every day: a system strained by impossible expectations, a lack of resources and parents left feeling like the odds are stacked against them.
TIM SKUBICK: A debate about what is waste
One of the country’s veteran, and some would say wise, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart nailed it when he wrote he could not define pornography but “I’ll know it when I see it.” Stop laughing because when it comes to defining “WFA” in the state budget, it really defends on whom is looking at it.
GUEST VIEW: Where are the heroes?
In a troubled world full of turmoil, wars, climate issues, endless mass shootings, and political corruption by too many dishonorable people at the very highest levels, it is easy us to become cynical and angry.
TIM SKUBICK: Duggan builds momentum
To say that Mike Duggan is riding high these days is an understatement as his once thought to be mission impossible independent road to the governor’s office has morphed into mission possible. He’s secured bipartisan endorsements coupled with checks. He’s taking advantage of the fumbling legislative process, unable to date to give birth to a new state budget not to mention the political brick bats being used by both sides to blame the other guy all, he says, to prove his point that the current system allegedly does not work.
GUEST VIEW: Medicaid cuts will impact your care
When hospitals close or cut vital services in the wake of Medicaid funding reductions, there is one very clear reason why those decisions will need to be made: Because the federal government just slashed the lifeblood of health-care delivery across the nation, Michigan included.
PUBLIC FORUM: Pay attention to your township boards
The Wednesday, Aug. 20, Daily News featured an article about the budget issues in Winfield Township. This was not surprising since the current board has been spending money at an unprecedented rate.
TIM SKUBICK: The anti-tax crusade hits the road
Check out these numbers. 40,000 miles logged on her truck that already has 268,000 miles on it. She wants 600,000 valid petition signatures just to make sure she turns in 400,000 plus legal names to the state.
GUEST VIEW: Montcalm Care Network, Montcalm County Jail team up to provide recovery connections
Nearly 1,800 individuals were booked into the Montcalm County Jail last year. The Michigan State Police 2022 Legislative report indicates more than 1,800 arrests of “society” crimes from public safety agencies in the county, which include crimes like possession of controlled substances, public intoxication and driving under the influence.
PUBLIC FORUM: Judge Gehrke is part of Montcalm County history
Dear Editor, Having been the court recorder for the Hon. Judge Benjamin W. Franklin, the Hon. Judge Arney E. Mustonen, the Hon. Judge Joel S. Gehrke and the Hon. Judge Donald R. Hemmingsen, I am surprised that Judge Gehrke‘s portrait has been taken down.
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