CNS Budget 3/22/2019
March 22, 2019 – 9th file
To: CNS Editors
From: David Poulson and Sheila Schimpf
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EDITORS: Note two-story package of climate change stories has maps to help you localize. Either story can also stand alone.
AND: CNS Director Eric Freedman has a commentary for opinion pages slugged NEWS DESERTS COMMENTARY
ALSO: The Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame will induct seven members on Sunday, April 14. at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center at Michigan State University. They are: former public affairs and investigative journalist Kathy Barks Hoffman of The Associated Press, Detroit News and Lansing State Journal; former Automotive News editor and publisher Peter Brown; former WXYZ (Channel 7) automotive and business reporter Mary Conway; the late Detroit Free Press food writer and restaurant critic Sylvia Rector; retired Lansing State Journal columnist John Schneider; retired Detroit Free Press photographer and picture editor Mary Schroeder; and WWJ Newsradio city beat reporter Vickie Thomas. For more information, contact Kareen Lubas at (517) 353-6431 or email lubaskar@msu.edu. For reservations to the induction banquet, see the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame website: http://j-school.jrn.msu.edu/halloffame/
HERE IS YOUR FILE:
WEED SCHOOL – Lake Superior State University is offering two degrees in cannabis studies– a business degree and a chemistry degree — designed to fill jobs now required by the legalization of pot. Northern Michigan offers a medicinal cannabis degree. Other universities and farm groups are not interested. We talk to Lake Superior, Northern Michigan University, the Michigan Association for State Universities, the Michigan Farm Bureau and the MSU Cooperative Extension program. By Zaria Phillips. FOR SAULT STE. MARIE, MARQUETTE, ST. IGNACE, BAY MILLS, MICHIGAN FARM NEWS, LANSING CITY PULSE, CORP! AND ALL POINTS
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LIBRARY OVERDOSES – Librarians could be authorized to provide life-saving drugs to people who overdose on opioids under recent legislation that quickly was approved by the House. Library officials say that overdoses aren’t any more common in libraries than other public places, but that they are safe havens for people on the margins of society. And they may help better deliver care in rural areas. We talk to librarians in Cheboygan and St. Ignace. By Maxwell Evans FOR CHEBOYGAN, ST. IGNACE AND ALL POINTS
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INVASIVE CRAYFISH – A new study predicts where the red swamp crayfish could next pop up on the Great Lakes. That could help state agencies prevent the spread of the fast reproducing invader that alters entire ecosystems. By Kaley Fech FOR LUDINGTON, TRAVERSE CITY, PETOSKEY, MARQUETTE, ST. IGNACE, CHEBOYGAN, SAULT STE. MARIE, ALCONA, HOLLAND, MANISTEE, OCEANA, HARBOR SPRINGS, LEELANAU, BENZIE AND ALL POINTS.
w/CRAYFISHPHOTO: Red swamp crayfish. Credit: Robert Aguilar, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center.
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DAY OF WOMAN: A Michigan State University conference will explore the global challenges faced by Latinas. By Debrah Miszak. FOR LANSING CITY PULSE, HOLLAND AND ALL POINTS
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NEWS DESERTS COMMENTARY: Menominee County and Keweenaw County have no daily or weekly newspaper to call their own, and are among 171 such counties across the country, according to a national study. The “news desert” situation is growing more dire as traditional news media continue to take economic, circulation and advertising hits. Commentary. By Eric Freedman. FOR ALL POINTS.
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CLIMATE CHANGE CITIES – A new interactive map projects the climate of your city 60 years from now. Michigan officials say the map, which identifies the climate partner of 17 of the state’s cities, will help them better prepare for the warming climate. Note: This story could be paired with CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS. Either will stand alone. Maps noted below will help with CNS localization. By Andrew Blok. FOR TRAVERSE CITY, HOLLAND, LUDINGTON, PETOSKEY, GRAND RAPIDS BUSINESS AND ALL POINTS
WITH SIDEBAR
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS – Crop-killing temperature swings, invasive species, harsh rains and water with poorly mixed nutrients are among the global warming threats to Michigan, scientists say. Note: This story could be paired with CLIMATE CHANGE CITIES. Either will also stand alone. Maps noted below will help with CNS localization. By Kaley Fech. FOR TRAVERSE CITY, PETOSKEY, LUDINGTON, HOLLAND, GRAND RAPIDS BUSINESS AND ALL POINTS
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CCGUM: The range of black gum trees will move north because of climate change. Arborists in northern cities are planning their urban forests with climate change in mind. Credit: Aaron Carlson
AND ONE OF THESE MAPS (CHOOSE CITY CLOSEST TO YOUR READERSHIP):
CCMAP GRAND RAPIDS: In 60 years Grand Rapids’ climate could resemble that of Chester, Pennsylvania, today. Credit: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
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CCMAP HOLLAND: In 60 years Holland’s climate could resemble that of Chester, Pennsylvania, today. Credit: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
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CCMAP LANSING: In 60 years Lansing’s climate could resemble that of Chester, Pennsylvania, today. Credit: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
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CCMAP MUSKEGON: In 60 years Muskegon’s climate could resemble that of Chester, Pennsylvania, today. Credit: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
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CCMAP TRAVERSE CITY: In 60 years Traverse City’s climate could resemble that of Chester, Pennsylvania, today. Credit: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
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CCMAP SAGINAW: In 60 years Saginaw’s climate resemble that of Chester, Pennsylvania, today. Credit: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
