The Freep reports on displaced autoworkers who are being retrained as nurses, including Ypsilanti resident Kenneth Kidd. He says he wants his four kids to learn about the importance of getting an education: “I want them to look at me, raising a family, supporting them, going to school, as an example of the not-to-go-that-route.” [Source]
Section: Old Media Watch
Spelling-challenged graffiti on the wall of the former Ann Arbor News building. [Photo]
Bloomberg reports on a UM study that found students who regularly eat school-provided lunches are more likely to be overweight and have higher cholesterol levels than those who eat meals from home. The article quotes UM medical professor Elizabeth Jackon, one of the study’s authors: “We need to partner with schools to help kids in a prevention way, so we don’t have to wait until they’re patients in the cardiologist’s office as adults.” [Source]
The Gov Monitor reports that Gov. Jennifer Granholm is in California meeting with Google executives to push for choosing a city in Michigan to test its high-speed fiber optic network. From the report: “Granholm is encouraging Michigan communities to submit applications for the trial network with several already in the works including, Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids, and Lansing/East Lansing.” The article quotes Granholm: “Google fiber is a perfect fit here as no state can match the exploding new technology investment in Michigan in recent years.” [Source]
A March 1 article on local candidates for state legislative races incorrectly stated that candidates file their petitions to be on the ballot with the Secretary of State. For state House Districts 52, 53 and 54 and Senate District 18, those filings are made at the Washtenaw County clerk’s office. Campaign finance reports for all state races are made with the Secretary of State. We note the error here, and have corrected it in the original article.
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