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RCAF Centralia Cold War crashes

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As a NATO country sandwiched between the U.S. and U.S.S.R., Canada never had the option of neutrality during the Cold War. The threat of nuclear war meant that humankind was just minutes away from annihilation. Huron County’s Cold War contributions were two air stations. RCAF Station Clinton was Canada’s radar school, while student pilots trained […]

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Limited access to health care contributes to higher rural death rates | Great Lakes Echo

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Rural Michigan residents who suffer from a chronic illness that requires specialized treatment may have to drive hours to receive care.

That barrier to access to health care is one reason rural county death rates tend to be higher than their urban counterparts, according to Robert Howe, the medical director of the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department.

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