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Michigan gas prices see decline after 4th of July weekend
Mid-Michigan Now
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DEARBORN, Mich. - After a busy travel weekend, drivers will be seeing some relief at the pump. AAA says gas prices in Michigan are down 11 cents from a week ago. Michigan drivers are now paying an average of $3.15 per gallon for regular unleaded....
Can artificial reefs in Lake Michigan slow erosion and boost fish population? Researchers aim to find out.
Chicago Tribune - Illinois
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July 13, 2025
Floating about 500 feet offshore of Illinois Beach State Park, Hillary Glandon tightened her scuba goggles, grabbed a small masonite plate from a nearby kayak and dove beneath the Lake Michigan surface. The masonite plate, called a Hester-Dendy...
Michigan gas prices decline 11 cents as Fourth of July travelers return home
CBS 62 Detroit - Michigan
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By Paula Wethington Paula Wethington Web Producer Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the...
Michigan’s fight against Lake Erie pollution didn’t work. What happens next?
The Gander - Michigan
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July 7, 2025
By Emilio Perez Ibarguen, Capital News Service LANSING – Michigan and its neighbors have missed a 2025 deadline to curb the farm pollution that feeds toxic algal blooms in western Lake Erie, despite 10 years of work and millions of dollars spent...
Michigan gas prices slide 11 cents after Fourth of July
Upper Michigan´s Source
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July 7, 2025
DEARBORN, Mich. (WLUC) - Anyone traveling home from their Fourth of July holiday destinations will see a lower price for gas as they hit the road. The state average is down 11 cents from a week ago. AAA reports, drivers are now paying an average...
How Vacationing Families Can Avoid Treating Teenagers Like Toddlers
The New York Sun
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July 13, 2025
Americans may take family vacations, but they just can’t seem to escape their fears for their children. When a new University of Michigan/C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital survey asked parents if they’d let their teenager stay in the room while they...
Michigan places feature Native American names. Where to find them
Holland Sentinel - Michigan
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Place names across Michigan reflect the state's Native American heritage. Michigan is home to 12 federally recognized tribes, with Indigenous populations dating back over 10,000 years. Across Michigan, you'll find places with names of Native...
Michigan drivers see relief at the pump as gas prices decline
WZZM 13 - Michigan
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July 7, 2025
The statewide average of $3.15 per gallon is 5 cents less than last month and 43 cents less than this time last year. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Good news for drivers—gas prices in Michigan appear to be on the decline following the Fourth of July...
MnDOT, State Patrol Reminds WE Fest Attendees of Parking Restrictions and Area Road Construction
Fergus Now - Minnesota
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July 24, 2025
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Transportation, in cooperation with the Minnesota State Patrol, wants to remind WE Fest attendees that no parking is allowed along Highway 59 prior to noon on Monday, Aug. 4. Vehicles arriving...
Tillotama Shome left acting to do her Master’s. Naseeruddin Shah called it career suicide
The Print
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July 25, 2025
“Whether she plays a daughter, a mother, a modern working woman or even a foaming-at-the-mouth killer, her performances are not a pathetic mirroring of the social, cultural milieu, but an attempt to open within all of us our socially frightened...
Holocaust Museum Houston encourages ‘being an upstander’
Jewish Herald-Voice - Texas
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Holocaust Museum Houston’s new CEO Gary Weisserman sees the museum’s current work as uniquely essential. “There’s nothing more important going on in the world and no more important place to make an impact,” Weisserman said. “These are dangerous...
The coziest small US towns to visit this fall
Lonely Planet
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While every season has its colors, there’s something particularly special about the fall. As the cool weather sweeps across the United States, plucking leaves off branches, the kaleidoscope of colorfulness isn’t just stunning on the eyes; it pulls...
Journey of a lifetime: college grad bikes from New Jersey to Claremont
The Claremont Courier - California
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July 24, 2025
by Andrew Alonzo | aalonzo@claremont-courier.com Arlo Tanenbaum completed the journey of a lifetime last week: a near 6,000-mile bicycle ride across the country from the beaches of New Jersey to California’s southern border with Mexico, before...
Joyce Evelyn Gabriella Hendrickson Kivi
Daily Globe - Michigan
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July 23, 2025
MINOCQUA, Wis. — Joyce Evelyn Gabriella “Suomaalainen Centenarian” Hendrickson Kivi, age 100, of Minocqua, was called to her rest on Saturday, July 5, 2025, at Careview Health and Rehab in Minocqua. Joyce was born on July 3, 1925, to Bill and Anna...
Where were the cheapest places to fill up on regular gas in cities in Gratiot County in week ending July 19?
Tri-City Sun - Michigan
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July 25, 2025
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Allison Clements | www.ferc.govFederal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Allison Clements | www.ferc.gov There was a single gas station in cities across Gratiot County selling...
Travel: Visiting Philadelphia as America prepares to turn 250
The Christian Post - Washington D.C.
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July 6, 2025
By Dennis Lennox, CP Contributor Sunday, July 06, 2025 Independence Hall at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia. | Dennis LennoxAll eyes are on Philadelphia as the United States begins the yearlong countdown to her 250th...
Adonia Faumuina Tabbed for Preseason Big Ten All-Conference Honors
Culver City Observer - California
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July 23, 2025
ROSEMONT, Ill. – USC women's volleyball junior outside hitter Adonia Faumuina (Long Beach, Calif./Long Beach Poly HS) was named to the Big Ten Preseason All-Conference Team, the league announced on Thursday, July 24. The Big Ten also announced the...
Lucy and Desi in Presque Isle County
Alpena News Online - Michigan
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Courtesy Photo Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball are seen together at an event. The couple honeymooned in Presque Isle County.For the better part of three decades Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz dominated the nation’s television screens with “I Love Lucy,”...
‘Guilty of having too much fun:’ Outlaw biker from West Michigan details motorcycle brotherhood
MLive - Michigan
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July 12, 2025
OTTAWA COUNTY, MI -- Most people who live in Edward Winterhalder’s quiet West Michigan neighborhood have never seen the cherry red Harley-Davidson motorcycle nestled under its cover in his garage. They don’t know about the 500 plus bikes he’s...
Wyndham runs into RevPAR wall but development is humming
Hotels Mag
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For lodging companies, Q2 2025 will go down as the quarter RevPAR contracted. It’s not to say it won’t be revived with gusto. After Hilton this week reported a year-over-year decrease in RevPAR, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts acknowledged the same, with...