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As local governments wrestle with the question of how to spend their share of American...

Profiling Connestee Falls residents who volunteer their time and talents over this last year and a half has inspired me to (finally) do the same. I am proud to declare

Have you heard of Read Michigan?It was a list of recommended titles about Michigan, the...

POLITICO Get the Massachusetts Playbook newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Presented by Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM) GOOD MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS. TGIF! STUCK IN THE MIDDLE — Acting Mayor Kim J...

By Chioma Lewis When Tom Springer became interested in stargazing, he started walking down the road where he lives in Three Rivers, Michigan, to watch the stars. He realized a telescope provided him with a limited perspective. “All that a telescope does is focus on something small and narrow,” he said. To find something as big as a constellation, you need a broader perspective. And Springer found one when he came across a sycamore tree with branches like a goal post. It is the tree picture...

Statesides conversation with Jessica Trotter and Tim Gleisner Every year, the Library of Michigan releases a list of Michigan Notable Books, which features books that are about or set in Michigan — or that were written by authors from the state. But in 2020, the selection committee faced a unique challenge: compiling a list of notable works published in a year like no other. [Get Stateside on your phone: subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts today.] “To be honest, at the beginning ...

Jan 12, 2021 LANSING — The 2021 Michigan Notable Books, announced by the Library of Michigan, provide a homegrown celebration of Michigan. The annual list features 20 books, published during the previous calendar year, which are about, or set, in Michigan or written by a Michigan author. Selections span a diverse topics and genres, both fiction and nonfiction. The latest list doesn’t disappoint, exploring the visionary work of Charlevoix’s Earl A. Young; the contemporary verse of the Anis...