Letters to the Editor: April 17, 2025

Letters to the Editor: April 17, 2025
London Free Press
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The lights are coming back on. How can utilities prepare for next time?

Interlochen Public Radio
With more ice storms expected in the decades ahead as the climate changes, utilities are trying to figure out how to be ready for the next ice storm.
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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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Farmers and business owners were promised financial help for energy upgrades. They’re still waiting for the money.

Interlochen Public Radio
Rural residents are left holding the bills for everything from solar panels to grain dryers.
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Woodstock: Setting their ‘sites’ on quality of life

Woodstock: Setting their ‘sites’ on quality of life
London Free Press
A city's amenities can play a critical role during the site-selection process. This is Part Three of Postmedia’s How Canada Wins series.
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Maritime Time: Yemeni mariners on the Great Lakes

Interlochen Public Radio
Great Lakes sailors can trace their roots to a variety of countries, including Yemen.
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Amid federal cuts, advocates hope Vance will back Great Lakes restoration

Interlochen Public Radio
As an Ohio senator, Vance once pushed for restoration funding. Advocates hope he hasn't forgotten.
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Cornies: Canadian ire over U.S. tariff threats not easily assuaged

Cornies: Canadian ire over U.S. tariff threats not easily assuaged
London Free Press
It's hard to imagine now, but for a teenage Southwestern Ontario farm boy in the 1960s, finding Canadian-made products wasn't difficult.
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Brews News: Some Valentine’s beer and chocolate pairings to consider

Brews News: Some Valentine’s beer and chocolate pairings to consider
London Free Press
It's not all wine and roses on Valentine's Day.
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Maritime Time: The steamship Africa

Interlochen Public Radio
A steamship that went missing nearly 130 years ago was found in the making of a documentary.
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Brews News: Light IPAs find appeal in dead of winter

Brews News: Light IPAs find appeal in dead of winter
London Free Press
Exiting Dry January, are you finding light is right? Low-alcohol IPAs might be your answer.
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