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New book on Tokyo Olympics features Damian Warner’s pandemic journey

New book on Tokyo Olympics features Damian Warner’s pandemic journey
The London Free Press
Damian Warner and Gar Leyshon have learned a lot in the decathlete star's four trips to the Olympic Games. 
Damian Warner and Gar Leyshon have learned a lot in the decathlete star's four trips to the Olympic Games. 
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New book on Tokyo Olympics features Damian Warner’s pandemic journey

Baranyai: Fate of Syrian refugees uncertain

Baranyai: Fate of Syrian refugees uncertain
The London Free Press
The Canadian government used to classify Syria as a supporter of terrorism; that designation recently was removed.
The Canadian government used to classify Syria as a supporter of terrorism; that designation recently was removed.
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Baranyai: Fate of Syrian refugees uncertain

Grants awarded to improve regional management of invasive Phragmites across the Great Lakes basin

Grants awarded to improve regional management of invasive Phragmites across the Great Lakes basin
Great Lakes Commission
Ann Arbor, Michigan – Nearly $315,000 will be awarded to support local organizations in controlling nonnative Phragmites australis, one of the most aggressive plant species invading the
Ann Arbor, Michigan – Nearly $315,000 will be awarded to support local organizations in controlling nonnative Phragmites australis, one of the most aggressive plant species invading the
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Grants awarded to improve regional management of invasive Phragmites across the…

Winter makes curved roads dangerous; researchers seek solutions

Winter makes curved roads dangerous; researchers seek solutions
Great Lakes Echo

By Eric Freedman

Flashing light on warning signs near curves can slow drivers and reduce the odds of a crash during winter weather conditions, says a new study by Michigan State University engineers.

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By Eric Freedman

Flashing light on warning signs near curves can slow drivers and reduce the odds of a crash during winter weather conditions, says a new study by Michigan State University engineers.

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Winter makes curved roads dangerous; researchers seek solutions

Huron-Kinloss supporting those excluded from new Blue Box program

Huron-Kinloss supporting those excluded from new Blue Box program
The Lucknow Sentinel
Under the new provincial legislation, businesses, farms, industrial sites, and institutions will be ineligible for curbside collection.
Under the new provincial legislation, businesses, farms, industrial sites, and institutions will be ineligible for curbside collection.
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Huron-Kinloss supporting those excluded from new Blue Box program

Jacobsen: What the loss of ‘measles-free’ status says about Canada

Jacobsen: What the loss of ‘measles-free’ status says about Canada
The London Free Press
The loss of measles elimination status in Canada is a symptom of a declining trust in public messaging about science and health
The loss of measles elimination status in Canada is a symptom of a declining trust in public messaging about science and health
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Jacobsen: What the loss of ‘measles-free’ status says about Canada

Green clues: Crime-busters turn to moss to help solve crimes 

Green clues: Crime-busters turn to moss to help solve crimes 
Great Lakes Echo

By Eric Freedman

Tiny pieces of moss can be crime-busters, says a study examining how law enforcement agencies, forensic teams and botanists have used moss to solve murders, track missing people, calculate how long ago someone died and – in a notorious Mason County case – try to locate the body of a baby murdered by her father.

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By Eric Freedman

Tiny pieces of moss can be crime-busters, says a study examining how law enforcement agencies, forensic teams and botanists have used moss to solve murders, track missing people, calculate how long ago someone died and – in a notorious Mason County case – try to locate the body of a baby murdered by her father.

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Green clues: Crime-busters turn to moss to help solve crimes 

MSU-led research helps safeguard Great Lakes from invasive grass carp

MSU-led research helps safeguard Great Lakes from invasive grass carp
Great Lakes Commission
Research from Michigan State University (MSU) is protecting the Great Lakes from a dangerous threat looming specifically in and around Lake Erie. For roughly a decade, MSU scientists have been […]
Research from Michigan State University (MSU) is protecting the Great Lakes from a dangerous threat looming specifically in and around Lake Erie. For roughly a decade, MSU scientists have been […]
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MSU-led research helps safeguard Great Lakes from invasive grass carp

Great Lakes Commission passes resolutions on AI/computing infrastructure and water use; elects new leadership at meeting in Duluth

Great Lakes Commission passes resolutions on AI/computing infrastructure and water use; elects new leadership at meeting in Duluth
Great Lakes Commission
Duluth, Minnesota – At its Annual Meeting, held this week on the shores of Lake Superior in Duluth, Minnesota, the Great Lakes Commission (GLC) passed
Duluth, Minnesota – At its Annual Meeting, held this week on the shores of Lake Superior in Duluth, Minnesota, the Great Lakes Commission (GLC) passed
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Ripley-based youth club learns to make salsa using their own harvest

Ripley-based youth club learns to make salsa using their own harvest
The Lucknow Sentinel
During their Sept. 13 meeting, For Our Youth members learned to make salsa and about microplastics found in Lake Huron.
During their Sept. 13 meeting, For Our Youth members learned to make salsa and about microplastics found in Lake Huron.
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Ripley-based youth club learns to make salsa using their own harvest

Descendants of U.S. plantation to confront ugly chapter in London history

Descendants of U.S. plantation to confront ugly chapter in London history
The London Free Press
The Descendants of Brattonsville are coming to London to explore the Canadian life of James Rufus Bratton.
The Descendants of Brattonsville are coming to London to explore the Canadian life of James Rufus Bratton.
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Descendants of U.S. plantation to confront ugly chapter in London history

Baranyai: Attacks on free speech may be Trump’s undoing

Baranyai: Attacks on free speech may be Trump’s undoing
The London Free Press
Had someone told me the revolution would be led by a comedian, I’d have put my money on Jon Stewart, a keen political observer who walks a tightrope between satire and outrage.
Had someone told me the revolution would be led by a comedian, I’d have put my money on Jon Stewart, a keen political observer who walks a tightrope between satire and outrage.
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Baranyai: Attacks on free speech may be Trump’s undoing
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