Michael Moore, president and founder of the Traverse City Film Festival, announced a final curtain call on the event. In an email sent to his supporters, according to reporting by UpNorthLive, he said it was best that the film festival came to a “graceful conclusion.”
Quality of Life
Michigan is a great place to live. Bridge will report that fact often — and on potential threats to the assets that make it so.
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Holland tulip festival, climate change and what to expect this year
Organizers of Tulip Time, the annual flower festival in Holland, have had to make accommodations over the years to rising temps. But the city has a few tricks up its sleeve. Here’s what to know about this year’s event.
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Program offers familiar setting for elderly, respite for caregivers in Michigan
Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly — keeps seniors out of the nursing homes, while giving caregivers the support that they need.
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Michigan has far more power outages this week than other Midwest states
Following a mid-week ice storm, Michigan still had nearly 700,000 homes without power Friday afternoon. Minnesota had nine.
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Michigan power outages: Thousands could remain without service for days
More than 700,000 customers were without power Wednesday afternoon, following an ice storm in southern Michigan. It could take several days to restore service.
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Michigan loses 14K people a year to other states. It could be worse (and has)
Census figures show that Michigan’s net loss to other states, particularly the Sun Belt, is continuing. Retirees and educated young people are first in line, but the rate of loss is slowing.
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Caregivers need help. Michigan is slowly finding a way
Advocates and leaders say Michigan can reform its laws to better support the million-plus caregivers in the state.
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Military veteran caregivers are like 'the best friend to the vet'
President Joe Biden declared November National Family Caregivers Month, saying that more than 50 million Americans provide care and medical assistance to help parents, children, siblings and other loved ones. That includes caregivers of military veterans, who are honored this week on Veterans Day.
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Michigan's unpaid, overworked caregivers reaching a breaking point
As Michigan ages, a new survey quantifies the depth of the state’s caregiving crisis: Most eldercare workers have no paid help and more than third have no help whatsoever.
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Michigan’s child care crisis is worse than policymakers have estimated
There are far more so-called ‘childcare deserts’ than officials feared. The consequences could be vast.