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Kelly Glass is a freelance writer whose interests focus on the intersections of parenting, mental health, race, and diversity. A big city girl at heart, she currently lives in a smaller Illinois college town with her educator husband, brilliant pre-teen son on the autism spectrum, and an ambitious toddler.

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Benson wants Whitmer’s job—but not her playbook

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By Kelly Glass Verified
| The 'Gander Newsroom Verified
Michigan hasn’t elected a Democratic governor to succeed a sitting Democrat since 1960. That streak is on the ballot this November, as Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson tries to keep the governor’s office in Democratic hands after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s final term ends. Benson has cast herself as the person to protect Whitmer’s record from a Trump-aligned Republican opponent, but she’s also spent much of the past year drawing distinctions between herself and the governor she hopes to replace.
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Lindell, Demuth, and Qualls: Where the GOP candidates for governor of Minnesota stand on key issues

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By Kelly Glass Verified
| Courier Minnesota Verified
Trump has spent months casting Minnesota as a state overrun by fraud, and he gave his endorsement to the candidate who built a career on fraud claims of his own. Minnesota Republicans will choose a nominee for governor on Aug. 11. Seven Republicans are on theprimary ballot, but polling numbers show Mike Lindell, Lisa Demuth, and Kendall Qualls as the leading candidates. Early voting has been open since June, and for months the candidates have competed for Trump’s endorsement.
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Toxic foam, poisonous fish, and a fight over the Great Lakes

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By Kelly Glass Verified
| The 'Gander Newsroom Verified
Tony Spaniola doesn’t need a lab report to know his lake is contaminated. He can see it. “Unlike many other places that have PFAS impacts, we see visual signs of PFAS contamination regularly,” said the Oscoda resident. The white foam that gathers on the surface of Van Etten Lake washes through the rocks and creeps up onto Spaniola’s property, located directly across from the shuttered Wurtsmith Air Force Base.
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Interview

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes. As an elder millennial, I take pleasure in informing people that typewriters were still a thing when I was in elementary school.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

This is a tie between Mary Jane of Being Mary Jane and The Bold Type's Jane Sloan.