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Gordon Berg learned about Hospice of Michigan while playing music for small groups at the assisted living facility where his mother lived. When he saw a hospice volunteer playing music for one of the residents, he volunteered to do the same.

The state House is poised to vote on legislation to allocate $75 million dollars toward recovery efforts following massive ice storms across northern Michigan in March.

Last month, the government body that oversees state-funded grant programs for arts and culture centers in Michigan announced it would delay its announcement of grants for the upcoming fiscal year.

On a sunny spring day when the thermometer tops 50, some of us get the urge to go out and clean up the yard. Fifty is kind of a magical number in the natural world, too.

In recent weeks, President Donald Trump and Elon Musk have floated the idea of privatizing U.S. mail services. But letter carriers say that would be detrimental to rural areas like northern Michigan.

How damaged trees spell economic hardship for many in northern Michigan. Plus, funding cutbacks for regional arts groups, and we hop through some Easter egg traditions.

Last month, Boyne City parted ways with its city manager of 22 years. The move came right before budget time and now the city is moving to hire a replacement.

We're using more power, some of the electric grid is a century old, and severe storms caused by climate change are battering the distribution system, all while trying to make the transition to renewable power and clean energy.

By some estimates, tens of millions of trees could be damaged.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer traveled to Washington D.C. this week and got ambushed by President Donald Trump in the Oval Office. But, is Whitmer making a smart political bet that Americans want more politicians working together across the aisle?

Each of us has some kind of specialized knowledge, which can become a lens through which we view the world. So, I’m wondering, Dear Listener, what do YOU notice?

After the ice storms, the conversation is shifting from response to recovery, and utilities are figuring out how to prepare for the next storm. Also, Marc Maron talks to us about his career in comedy, podcasts, film and more.