March 26, 2021 CNS Budget — Week 9
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MICHIGAN PRESS ASSOCIATION AWARDS: Congratulations to spring 2020 correspondent Maddy O’Callaghan, whose CNS article on minority nurses won 1st prize for news stories in Division 1 of the MPA’s College Better Newspaper Contest. Congratulations also to Cassidy Hough, a Great Lakes Echo writer whose article on farmer depression appeared in CNS and won 1st place for feature stories.
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PRISON DISCRIMINATION: The state Civil Rights Department says it will increase its resources devoted to handling inmate discrimination complaints at a time when the Biden administration is pushing nationally for racial equity. There’s also concern about the disparate impact of COVID-19 on inmates. We hear from the director of the Department of Civil Rights, the Detroit chapter of the NAACP, the Corrections Department and a Central Michigan University sociologist. By Jakkar Aimery. FOR DETROIT, MARQUETTE, IONIA, GREENVILLE, COLDWATER, BAY MILLS, LANSING CITY PULSE AND ALL POINTS.
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SPECIAL EDUCATION: Special education students require more attention from educators to be able to retain information. The pandemic has made learning easier for some, while most have regressed. We talk to the president-elect of the Michigan Association of Administrators of Special Education, who is a former special ed director at Godwin Heights Public Schools and the parents of special needs children in Caledonia and Grand Rapids. By Kristia Postema. FOR GRAND RAPIDS BUSINESS, GREENVILLE, IONIA AND ALL POINTS.
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PRIVATE COLLEGE DIVERSITY: Two traditionally white-majority private Michigan colleges, Albion College and Kalamazoo College, are leaders in efforts to diversify their student bodies. Alma College is recruiting heavily in Detroit to build its minority representation. We talk to the president of Michigan Independent Colleges & Universities, officials of all three schools and an Albion student. By Elaine Mallon. FOR COLDWATER, DETROIT, GRAND RAPIDS BUSINESS, STURGIS, THREE RIVERS, LANSING CITY PULSE AND ALL POINTS.
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MARITIME MUSEUMS: Maritime museums took a big financial hit last year because of shutdowns and capacity limits but are looking forward to a better spring and summer. The executive director of the Michigan Museums Association explains their allure in a Great Lakes-focused state. We hear about plans of the Marquette Maritime Museum, the Port of Ludington Maritime Museum and Michigan Maritime Museum in South Haven. Six others in the state are in Empire, Mackinaw City, Cedarville, Alpena, Rogers City and Algonac. By Kirsten Rintelmann. FOR LUDINGTON, MANISTEE, MARQUETTE, SAULT STE. MARIE, ALCONA, HOLLAND, OCEANA, BENZIE, PETOSKEY, HARBOR SPRINGS, TRAVERSE CITY, LEELANAU, CHEBOYGAN, ST. IGNACE AND ALL POINTS.
w/MARITIME MUSEUMS TABLE: Michigan has nine maritime museums. Source: Michigan Museums Association census.
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CLIMATE MIGRATION: Climate change is affecting birds’ migratory patterns, new research shows. Some birds are arriving in Michigan earlier than normal because of “false springs.” Michigan is at the intersection of the Mississippi and Atlantic flyways, which has more than 380 bird species moving through the state every spring. An expert from Audubon Great Lakes and the DNR explains, as does a former Calvin University professor. Other authors are from the Kalamazoo Valley Bird Observatory. By Sophia Lada. FOR ALL POINTS.
w/CLIMATE MIGRATION MAP: The Motus wildlife tracking system has 16 trackers in Michigan. Source: Motus Wildlife Tracking System website
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INTERIOR SECRETARY: What do Michigan’s tribes want from the new secretary of the Interior, the country’s 1st Native American Cabinet member? We hear from Northern Michigan University’s Center for Native American Studies, Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians and the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians. The state is home to 12 of the 574 federally recognized tribes, including the Bay Mills Indian Community, the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Potawatomi Indians of Michigan (Gun Lake), Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians and the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians. By Shelden Krause. FOR BAY MILLS, SAULT STE. MARIE, MARQUETTE, TRAVERSE CITY, LEELANAU, HOLLAND, STURGIS, THREE RIVERS, PETOSKEY, MANISTEE, LUDINGTON, HARBOR SPRINGS, AND ALL POINTS.
w/INTERIOR SECRETARY TABLE: Michigan’s 12 federally recognized tribes and their locations
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PRISON RAMADAN: Some Muslim prisoners find it difficult to observe the daytime fasting requirement of the holy month of Ramadan, which starts April 12. Two ex-inmates describe their experience. We also hear from the Corrections Department, the directors of MSU’s Muslim Studies Program and Civil Rights Clinic. By Brandon Chew. FOR COLDWATER, BLISSFIELD, MARQUETTE, IONIA, GREENVILLE, SAUL STE. MARIE, BAY MILLS, DETROIT, MANISTEE, LUDINGTON, LANSING CITY PULSE AND ALL POINTS.
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TEACHER PREP: Are teacher preparation programs driving prospective educators away from the field? Lack of respect, inadequate wages and overly demanding workloads were cited as a few of the top forces driving them out of the field. MSU education majors complain that their mandatory unpaid one-year internship — student teaching — plus the cost of additional credits are a costly barrier to them entering the profession. We talk to students, the Michigan Education Association and the university. By Chloe Trofatter. FOR LANSING CITY PULSE AND ALL POINTS.
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PHARMACY DESERTS: Residents in many rural parts of the state live in pharmacy deserts, communities that are more than a 10-mile drive from the nearest drug store. Lack of easy access may jeopardize residents’ health. There are problems in some urban areas too. Among the many other pharmacy deserts are townships in Clare, Crawford, Missaukee, Hillsdale, Chippewa, Montmorency, Manistee, Allegan and Marquette counties. We talk to an Alger County emergency services official and the Michigan Pharmacists Association. By Sophia Lada. FOR CRAWFORD COUNTY, MARQUETTE, SAULT ST. MARIE, BAY MILLS, ALCONA, MONTMORENCY, BAY MILLS, CLARE COUNTY, HOLLAND, MANISTEE, BIG RAPIDS, HILLSDALE, CORP! GRAND RAPIDS BUSINESS, DETROIT AND ALL POINTS.
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WOMEN’S HERSTORY: With Women’s History Month wrapping up, the focus now shifts to looking ahead for ways to remove barriers to women’s success. Those challenges include discrimination and unequal pay. U.S. Rep. Lawrence of Southfield, the Detroit city clerk, a Detroit school board and the president of the National Black Public Relations Society, from Detroit, discuss. By Jakkar Aimery. FOR DETROIT, LANSING CITY PULSE AND ALL POINTS.
w/HERSTORY PHOTO: U.S. Rep. Brenda Lawrence, D-Southfield, said when she was mayor of Southfield, a child once exclaimed to her “You’re the mayor? But you’re a girl!”
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HATE CRIMES: Concerns are rising about hate crimes against Asian Americans. We hear from a Detroit senator, an MSU expert and a Detroit-based organization that tracks incidents and attacks. By Chloe Trofatter. FOR LANSING CITY PULSE, DETROIT AND ALL POINTS.
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HAY: Hay, good lookin’! Southern horses like Michigan hay, but rising transportation costs may rein in the sale of Michigan hay to horse owners in places like Florida, MSU Extension specialists explain. By Kirsten Rintelmann. FOR MICHIGAN FARM NEWS AND ALL POINTS.
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SALAD BOWL: For lettuce that calls indoor farms home, the “sunlight” can be blue, pink, red or other colors. That’s because LED lights allow growers to pick the spectrums of the sun that are most useful for plants. The technology is helping Midwest farmers compete with the country’s best-known “Salad Bowl” in California. We talk to an MSU horticulture professor and to farmers in Caledonia and South Bend, Indiana. For news and agriculture sections. By Brianna M. Lane. FOR STURGIS, THREE RIVERS, MICHIGAN FARM NEWS, HILLSDALE AND ALL POINTS.
w/SALAD BOWL PHOTO: The indoor farming operation at Revolution Farms in Caledonia uses a broad-spectrum light. Credit: Revolution Farms
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WINTERKILL FISH: As lakes thaw this spring, you might spot dead fish, but a DNR expert says that’s normal. It occurs when ice and snow cover a body of water, usually a shallow lake with lots of plants, and the fish run out of oxygen. But it could happen less often in the future due to climate change. By Taylor Haelterman. FOR ALCONA, MONTMORENCY, CADILLAC, CLARE COUNTY, CRAWFORD COUNTY, BIG RAPIDS, CHEBOYGAN, MANISTEE, LUDINGTON, MARQUETTE, SAULT STE, MARIE, PETOSKEY, TRAVERSE CITY, CLARE COUNTY, BIG RAPIDS, CADILLAC, CRAWFORD COUNTY, LEELANAU, HARBOR SPRINGS, LAKE COUNTY, HERALD REVIEW AND ALL POINTS.
w/WINTERKILL FISH PHOTO: Dead fish from a winterkill preserved by cold water may not be noticed until long after the ice thaws. Credit: Department of Natural Resources
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TRASH ROBOTS: Robots are coming to automate the recycling process, reducing the need for human beings to sort the usable from the useless. We hear from the Emmet County Materials Recovery Facility in Harbor Springs, the coordinator of MSU’s recycling center and the manufacturer of recycling robots. Commentary. By Marshall Lee Weimer. FOR PETOSKEY, HARBOR SPRINGS, CHEBOYGAN, GRAND RAPIDS BUSINESS, CORP! AND ALL POINTS.
w/ TRASH ROBOTS PHOTO: Recently installed recycling robots at the Emmet County Materials Recovery Facility in Harbor Springs increased efficiency, according to county officials. Credit: Emmet County Materials Recovery Facility
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