Up North Progressive
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On Friday, January 30, Baldwin Public Schools notified parents that a student at the elementary school showed symptoms of measles. The student has been tested and results should be known this week. A rise in preventable diseases has appeared in Northern Michigan since last autumn. Measles appeared in Leelanau county late last autumn, but the […]
Scottville Planning Commission Needs Commissioners
Monday , 2, February 2015 Community Leave a commentThe Scottville Planning Commission has not had meetings recently due to needing to fill two openings. Without the two members, they are unable to form a quorum. The planning commission meets at least monthly to make decisions over land use in the city. One of the openings on the commission must be a resident of […]
Groups Urging A No Vote On The May 5 Tax Increase Are All Over The Political Map
Monday , 2, February 2015 Community, Nerd Problems 3 CommentsIn a matter of weeks Michigan will have the opportunity to vote on a sales tax hike, the first one the state has faced in twenty years. Governor Snyder proposed this tax hike from 6% to 7% as a way to fix Michigan’s post-apocalyptic infrastructure, and pretend to put more money back into public schools. […]