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South Shore residents are fed up with garbage on their streets | Great Lakes Now
By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, WBEZ
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Builder bets on ‘flex haus’ concept to ease London’s housing affordability crisis
A new type of starter home is beginning to pop up in London â one that comes with the promise of helping priced-out first-time homebuyers finally break into the housing market.
Small towns, big problem: Lots of players, not nearly enough ice
Some municipalities are facing ice time shortages amid growing demand for coveted evening and weekend timeslots.
Chicago teachers demand climate solutions in their next contract | Great Lakes Now
By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, Grist
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Father and son launch telemedicine vet service
“Sixty to seventy per cent of vet calls can be done remotely,” says Colin Yates, CEO of VETSon
Tiny Bois Blanc hires long-term substitute teacher for one-room schoolhouse | Bridge Michigan
The tiny district has hired an island resident â whoâs also a custodian and real estate agent â as its long-term substitute teacher. The district plans to use a âgrow your ownâ program to help her earn teaching credentials….
Vigil set to honour London girl, 7, swept away in Thames River
A public vigil for the seven-year-old London girl who died after being swept away in the storm-swollen Thames River is set for Sunday outside her elementary school.
Swimmer Jim Dreyer is attempting at 60 to cross Lake Michigan — again – Great Lakes Commission
Jim Dreyer — who last year fell short of completing his freestyle across Lake Michigan for a second time — plans to try it again. Read the full story by […]
Harnessing Mussels to Filter Fresh Water | Great Lakes Now
By Amalia Medina, Circle of Blue
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How many manure spills is too many? St. Croix County residents scrutinize big farm’s new owner | Great Lakes Now
This article, first posted here, was republished with permission from Wisconsin Watch.
By Bennet Goldstein, Wisconsin Watch
Gregg Wolf vows “to put a new step forward” on “a new day” at a northwest Wisconsin dairy.
Appleton-based Breeze Dairy Group, where he serves as CEO, purchased Emerald Sky Dairy in March, shortly after the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources approved the St.