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Advances in public health around the world are grounded in four areas: fluoridation, immunization, water purification and pasteurization. In the 1930s, the U.S. Public Health Service determined tooth decay “an urgent public health problem.” As part of NPR’s series on historical markers, Off the Mark, WGVU revisits Grand Rapids’ fluoride story with two dentists who lived it.
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GVSU calls it an interactive, exhibition-style public event celebrating the forward-thinking and cutting-edge work of faculty and staff.
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The Ready by Five millage is scheduled to expire this year. Thursday, after requests for a millage increase, county commissioners voted to put it on the ballot at the current property tax rate.
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The U.S. Department of the Interior’s 1990 Native American Graves Protection and Reparation Act has been updated. Museums are now required to receive consent from Native American tribes and descendants to display artifacts.
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A West Michigan state Senator believes there is a fiscally responsible alternative.
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The day after delivering her sixth State of the State address, Governor Gretchen Whitmer began making stops to promote her 2024 agenda.
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Under Whitmer's proposal, eligible students must have lived in Michigan for the year prior to enrollment, must have a high school diploma and must not have previously completed a college degree.
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Grand Rapids African American Museum & Archives makes it a point each year to discover and display a unique perspective of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s life.
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At Rockford High School, students are competing with A-I intelligence predicting the likelihood district leaders will call for a Snow Day.
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A budget panel will meet Friday determining revenue projections for the state. It’s the first of three key events to help set Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s agenda for 2024.
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Tucker was in the third year of a $95 million, 10-year contract.
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Michigan State University students are criticizing the school’s decision to hold classes in one of the buildings targeted in a mass shooting last year.