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Michigan preps for an American birthday party muted by political divides

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By Bridge Michigan, Ron French Verified
| Macomb Daily Verified
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Signup for a newsletter here. Michigan spent $2 million in community grants to honor the nation’s 250th birthday, less than it did 50 years ago. State also sending employees to the ‘Great American State Fair’ that some other states and artists are sitting out amid politicization. Some worry that divisive politics will put a damper on the party.
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Michigan preps for an American birthday party muted by political divides

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By Ron French Verified
| Bridge Michigan Verified
Michigan spent $2 million in community grants to honor the nation’s 250th birthday, less than it did 50 years ago. State also sending employees to the ‘Great American State Fair’ that some other states and artists are sitting out amid politicization. Some worry that divisive politics will put a damper on the party. ‘There’s a lot of negativity out there now,’ said one organizer. By all accounts, it was a festive time in Chelsea in the weeks surrounding the nation’s bicentennial on July 4, 1976.
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Northern Michigan found a way to cut school absenteeism. Lansing may defund it

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By Ron French Verified
| The Washington Post Verified
In a rare break from her work as a School Success liaison at Sanborn Elementary, Lisa Werth laughs when asked what she does all day. She picks lice out of hair, comforts kids whose parents are getting divorced, supervises reading lessons, finds transportation for those who can’t get to school and hands out more Slim Jims and granola bars than she can count.
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