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DETROIT - Representatives of the Barton McFarland Neighborhood Association, Theo Broughton and William Davis, the principal of Barton Elementary, Rosa Adams, and neighborhood police officers, Colette Burks-Weathers and Errol Franklin of the Detroit Police Department today joined state Rep. Karen Whitsett (D-Detroit), who presented Barton Elementary School with funds to be used for crucial lighting, sidewalk, and playground repairs, building maintenance, and general beautification. Whitsett...
LANSING - Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer will announce that she's appoint Kyra Harris Bolden to the Michigan Supreme Court in January 2023 to succeed Justice Bridget Mary McCormack. Bolden will be the first Black woman to serve on the high court and is the governor's first appointment to the supreme court. "Today, I am honored to announce that I will be appointing Kyra Harris Bolden to the Michigan Supreme Court," said Governor Whitmer. "A state representative from Southfield, former law clerk...
How does it work? When someone calls Tow to Go, AAA dispatches a tow truck to transport the would-be impaired driver and their vehicle to a safe location within a 10 mile radius. The service is free for anyone, yet AAA asks that it be treated as a last resort. Nationwide, AAA expects this to be the third-busiest Thanksgiving on the roads in history. Crash data from NHTSA proves that combining cocktails with crowded roads can be deadly. During the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, from 2016-2020,...
DETROIT, MI - A district court ruled today to allow an environmental group and community members to intervene in the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) federal lawsuit against EES Coke. The lawsuit alleges that the company's Zug Island coke oven facility unlawfully releases thousands of tons of harmful air pollutants into predominantly low-income communities of color in Southwest Detroit, Ecorse, and River Rouge. By intervening, community members who've been directly impacted by the...
We continue to live through a public health tragedy. If there is any hope to be drawn from so much hardship and loss, it's that COVID-19 has reignited new conversations about disease awareness and the inequality that still exists in our healthcare system. As a cardiologist who has been treating heart disease for 20 years, I've witnessed how delayed visits can impact care within our community. It is always upsetting when patients come to my office with advanced heart disease that potentially...
It's time to celebrate the 78th Anniversary of the Telegram Newspaper. We consider us to be the Biggest Little Paper in town. There comes a time when you look back over your past and you just say Thank You. I know I do that daily. I thank God for good health, vision, good family, loyal readers and supporters of the Telegram. We have come a long way and my heart just expands when someone calls and tells me that they enjoy reading the articles within the pages of the Telegram. (Yes, some people...
It can all happen so innocently. You're scrolling through your Facebook posts and see a post about an injured pet or lost child. Thinking you're being helpful, you share the post on your own profile. But a scammer is watching your every move. Immediately after you've shared the post, however, a scammer changes the original post to a deceptive ad for affordable apartments or maybe to a link directing the user to a survey that "guarantees" a prize for participating. Your friends now think that...
SANTA CLARA, Calif., -- CybeReady, provider of the world's fastest security awareness solution, today announced five easy security tips to help holiday shoppers safely navigate Black Friday and Cyber Monday as holiday sales put employee data and corporate networks at risk. Coinciding with Black Friday, the company is also releasing its enhanced CISO Toolkit to provide complimentary tools with guidance on safe online shopping to help CISOs defend employee desktops, laptops, mobile devices, and co...
You might be familiar with 'No Shave November'- you know- that time of year when men try to go an entire month without shaving. While it may be tough to look past the scruffy beards, the tradition actually has great meaning. What started as a way to normalize conversations regarding cancer awareness among men, 'No Shave November' has morphed into National Men's Health Awareness Month - a movement to improve the health of men. I,like too many other men, avoided regularly scheduled check-ups, as...
