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  • Doctors: Nation's health care system can only be improved through voting

    Farah Siddiqi, Michigan News Connection|Jan 4, 2024

    Voting is not only good for democracy, it is also good for your health, according to one of the nation's largest medical associations. The American College of Physicians said voting empowers people to engage with their community, while ballot initiatives and elected officials determine just how well the health care system works. Dr. Omar Atiq, president of the American College of Physicians, said voters ultimately determine peoples' access to health care services and physicians' ability to...

  • Michigan 2023 Primary Elections

    Clifton R Kirkman II|Aug 17, 2023

    Unofficial results are in from this week's Primary elections. On Tuesday, August 8th, voters across Metro Detroit had decisions to make for their city primary and special elections. Telegram News readers and residents, who live in the cities of Melvindale and Westland were two of the cities that took to the polls to select new mayors. At the same time, the cities of Dearborn Heights and Inkster had on their ballots, candidates to fill new seats for city council. The city of Melvindale reported...