LFP Letters to the Editor: August 2, 2025

LFP Letters to the Editor: August 2, 2025
London Free Press
ancers not at fault Regarding the article Ukrainian dancers urge change after skipping city fest shows (July 18). I disagree with the Ukrainian dance ensemble which refused to participate due to the presence of SlavicRoots, a group promoting Russian culture. The Slavic group is in no way connected to the atrocities being inflicted on Ukraine. […]
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Minister blasts trustees as London-area school board’s red ink swells

Minister blasts trustees as London-area school board’s red ink swells
London Free Press
he education minister says the Thames Valley board's $32M shortfall underlines "how profoundly" trustees failed to manage public money.
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Michigan hotel taxes fund tourism promotion. Should they also fund services?

Interlochen Public Radio
Across northern Michigan, hotel taxes generated almost $30 million for area convention and visitors bureaus. Some in Traverse City say the money should go to the county.
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‘Big, beautiful bill’ scraps $20M conservation projects in northwest Michigan

Interlochen Public Radio
he money was slotted for stream restoration and farmland preservation across the region.
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City councillor questions $3.1M housing loan program amid shelter needs

City councillor questions $3.1M housing loan program amid shelter needs
London Free Press
hould money potentially earmarked for Londoners to get a loan for a down payment on a home instead be directed to shelters or affordable housing?
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Superheat matching employee donations for Kincardine hospital upgrades

Kincardine News
Kincardine business Superheat is organizing an employee fundraising campaign to help raise money for the redevelopment of the Kincardine hospital, including the addition of an MRI machine. “Having to drive to another community and sometimes spending a day away from home can add significant stress to an already stressful situation. Being able to go to […]
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Michigan public health agencies axe programs amid federal cuts

Interlochen Public Radio
A cloud of uncertainty hangs over Michigan’s local public health departments as they prepare their fiscal year 2026 budgets.
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A Good, Not Great Lake

Interlochen Public Radio
Lake Champlain is more than 16 times smaller than Lake Ontario, the smallest Great Lake. But in 1998, Congress designated Lake Champlain as the sixth Great Lake, teeing off a historical and cultural fight over which lakes can really call themselves Great.
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“I’ve called shelter after shelter”: new rule could displace Michigan mom living in her car

Interlochen Public Radio
The rule would prohibit extended stays at MDOT rest areas and carpool lots—spaces where some unhoused Michigan residents have sought refuge.
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Report highlights barriers former inmates face reintegrating in Grey-Bruce

Report highlights barriers former inmates face reintegrating in Grey-Bruce
The Lucknow Sentinel
People "released to the sidewalk" are sometimes faced with starting over without identification, transportation, money, immediate medical needs or shelter, a new report says
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Grove Gallery exhibition raises money for Great Lakes conservation

Grove Gallery exhibition raises money for Great Lakes conservation
Great Lakes Commission
An art gallery in Evanston, Illinois, has opened a new exhibition focused on the Great Lakes. A portion of sales will go to the nonprofit Alliance for the Great Lakes. […]
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How Medicaid cuts could hit northern Michigan hospitals

Interlochen Public Radio
Munson Healthcare officials say almost two thirds of their payments come from Medicaid.
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