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EAST LANSING, MI — At least 342 people affiliated with Michigan State University have tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) since August 24. The health department strongly recommends all local MSU students self-quarantine immediately to contain the outbreak.
LANSING, MI — The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) issued a Stop-Use and Stop-Removal Order for Vlanc+Piür brand hand sanitizer after finding the products do not protect the public and do not comply with the standards in the Michigan Weights and Measures Act, 1964 Public Act 283.
Ron and Bethany Holloway, former Lansing residents, now living in Minneapolis, MN, fight the novel Coronavirus together.
By Kris Walker
By Dr. Judith Berry
Over six months have passed since students, educators, families, and businesses were caught unprepared as COVID-19 ravished our lives. Instructional leadership shifted from teachers to family members without warning. Our home base became the classroom, and siblings at different grade levels had to contend with utilizing digital modalities at the same time to work with their instructors.
This is a happy family: Jeremy
Deanda, Santo Deanda and Selina Terry took this photo at Binder Park Zoo. Jeremy recently popped the question and she said, “YES!” The couple plan to marry in 2021.
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Photo by Oluremi Adebayo
By Jennifer Benson
By Kathy Valentine
“Social Security beneficiaries and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients who don’t file tax returns will start receiving their automatic Economic Impact Payments directly from the Treasury Department soon. People receiving benefits who did not file 2018 or 2019 taxes, and have qualifying children under age 17, however, should not wait for their automatic $1,200 individual payment.
International speaker, Mary Alice Rose