Up North Progressive
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Up North Public Schools are COVID-19 Super-Spreader Sites and It’s Time to Shut Them Down
Tuesday , 27, October 2020 COVID_19, Section 16 Leave a commentIf there has ever been a more irresponsible act during the COVID pandemic it’s attempting to keep Michigan public schools open. The Republicans successfully stripped the Governor of her executive authority to keep the citizens of Michigan safe and cases are on the rise. People refuse to wear masks in enclosed spaces and social distancing […]
CDC Urges Parents Get Childrens’ Vaccinations up to date Before School Begins in the Autumn
Thursday , 9, July 2020 COVID_19, Section 16 Leave a commentMichigan’s schoolchildren may have missed receiving required vaccinations during the COVID_19 pandemic that forced closing down the state’s schools to keep students and school staff safe. Today the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reminds parents now is the time to vaccinate children before the 2020-2021 school year begins. It is crucial this school […]
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Will Issue Food Assistance Benefits Early Due to Trump Shutdown
Monday , 14, January 2019 Community Leave a commentResidents of Michigan who rely on food assistance benefits for nutrition will receive their February benefits early. The release date is January 19, 2019. Anyone not receiving benefits on that day will receive their February benefits on the following week. The USDA authorized states to issue food assistance early due to the Trump government shut […]
Happy Michigan Deer Season 2018: Don’t Eat the Deer Within 5 Miles of Clark’s Marsh in Oscoda
Tuesday , 13, November 2018 Environment Leave a commentLess than 48 hours until the state’s largest standing army moves into the forests and fields of Michigan, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services issued a warning to anyone hunting within 5 miles of Clark’s Marsh in Oscoda to not eat the meat from the deer they kill due to elevated levels of […]