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Civil asset forfeiture reform needed.

July 26, 2015

The Mitten Memo. A blog by Nick Krieger. Amanda Odom and her friend, Krista Vaughn, worked for the American Red Cross in Detroit.  After work one day, Krista went to get her car from a nearby parking lot so she could give Amanda a ride home.  As Amanda was standing on the street corner waiting for Krista to pick her…

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Welcome to the world! Recent birth.

July 23, 2015
Welcome to the world! Recent birth.

Welcome to the world! Recent births are brought to you by Linda’s Baby Shop and Shelby Gem Factory. See more information about these fine businesses below.  Michael Christopher Fessenden, the son of Christina Silva and Michael Fessenden of Hesperia, was born July 16, 2015 at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital. If you have a birth announcement and photo to post, please email…

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Recent death, reported July 21, 2015.

July 21, 2015

Marjorie Dailey, 78, of Hart, passed away Sunday, July 19, 2015.  Arrangements  by Harris Funeral Home, Shelby. List of 2015 deaths on record. 

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Recent death, reported July 19, 2015.

July 19, 2015

Leroy A. Whelpley, 81, of Hesperia, died July 17, 2015.  Arrrangements by Harris Funeral Home, Shelby. List of 2015 deaths on record. 

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Standardized testing and the opt-out movement

July 19, 2015
Standardized testing and the opt-out movement

The Mitten Memo. A blog by Nick Krieger. When I was in school, we were required to take the Michigan Education Assessment Program (MEAP) test every two or three years.  The testing usually lasted a few days.  No one liked it, but we all got through it.  In the last 20 years, however, the amount of standardized testing in Michigan…

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