Some Things Never Change

Interlochen Public Radio
Inside rustic cabins and yurts at the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park there are log books. For more than 70 years, visitors have written in them. We went into this time capsule to see if people’s experiences here had changed much over the changing decades.
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With more than 20,000 employed in the automotive sector here, about 10,000 of those jobs may be lost within weeks of the tariff being charged, said industry observers.

With more than 20,000 employed in the automotive sector here, about 10,000 of those jobs may be lost within weeks of the tariff being charged, said industry observers.
London Free Press
Trump tariffs poised to hammer Canada’s auto industry could slash the London region automotive workforce by half, as the cost of exports to the U.S. will spike, industry observers say. With more than 20,000 employed in the automotive sector here, about 10,000 jobs may be lost within weeks of tariffs being imposed, they said. That […]
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St. Thomas: Bullish outlooks, with the sky the limit

St. Thomas: Bullish outlooks, with the sky the limit
London Free Press
A $7-billion factory is already transforming the city. Might cargo drones be next? This is Part Five of Postmedia's How Canada Wins series.
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Screening of ‘Dogman 3’ on ‘the biggest TV you’re ever gonna find’

Interlochen Public Radio
Northern Michigan filmmaker Rich Brauer's third installment in the "Dogman" series will show at the Bay Theatre in Suttons Bay on Sunday.
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UP gas generators would be classified as clean energy under bills in state House committee

Interlochen Public Radio
Republican supporters say the generators use newer, cleaner technologies, and that should allow them to stay in use past deadlines for the state’s clean energy transition.
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COMMENTARY: Attacks threaten Canada-US teamwork on Great Lakes

COMMENTARY: Attacks threaten Canada-US teamwork on Great Lakes
Great Lakes Commission
The executive director of FLOW (For Love of Water), a law and policy center in Traverse City, Michigan, says the partnership between Canada and the United States regarding the Great […]
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GOP lawmakers hope for clearance to sue over Mich. election rules

Interlochen Public Radio
They're asking the U.S. Supreme Court to let them challenge two voter-approved amendments to the Michigan Constitution.
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Bill would take “invasive” question about mental health treatment off doctors’ license applications

Interlochen Public Radio
Doctors in Michigan would no longer be required to disclose if they'd been diagnosed with or treated for a mental health condition in order to get a license, under a state House bill.
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DNR set to kick off annual walleye egg collection on Muskegon River

DNR set to kick off annual walleye egg collection on Muskegon River
Great Lakes Commission
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is about to begin the walleye egg collection on the Muskegon River in Newaygo County, with plans to collect nearly 26 million eggs […]
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Some tip-of-the-mitt counties waiting to spend opioid settlement dollars

Interlochen Public Radio
As millions of dollars flow to Michigan communities from opioid distributors, some up-north counties are electing to wait to start spending.
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The Week Ahead: Opioid settlement funds and measles

Interlochen Public Radio
Each Monday on Morning Edition, an IPR journalist brings you up to speed on what’s going on in northern Michigan, and what IPR is working on this week.
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For-profit company makes deal to reopen Baldwin prison for immigration enforcement

Interlochen Public Radio
The GEO Group said it expects to bring in $70 million in annualized revenue from a contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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