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April Van Buren

@aprilveebee

producer for @StatesideRadio on @MichiganRadio. the real bad place was the friends we made along the way.

 Ypsilanti, MI
Joined May 2012
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Kate Wells@KateLouiseWells28 Mar 2025
Michigan appears to have abruptly lost $390 million in HHS grant funds, according to DOGE. But unlike other states (NY, NJ, CO, LA, MA) facing apparently similar cuts, MI health officials & @GovWhitmer haven't confirmed or even commented. 🧵 michiganpublic.org/health/20…
Michigan health department appears to lose $390 million in grant funds, according to DOGE

Michigan health department appears to lose $390 million in grant funds, according to DOGE

According to DOGE's website, the state health department lost more than $390 million in federal HHS grants this week. But state health officials haven't confirmed it, and DOGE has overinflated cuts...

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POV: you live in the Midwest
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Briana Rice@BriRiceWrites11 Jan 2024
Michigan Public! – at Detroit, MI
Michigan Public (@michigan_public) profile pictureMichigan Public@michigan_public10 Jan 2024
New name. Same mission. Welcome to Michigan Public. bit.ly/47B5S8x
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AIR@AIRmedia16 Nov 2023
New Voices Spotlight ⭐️ Briana Rice (@BriRiceWrites), a Detroit-based public radio reporter. She didn’t grow up reading, listening, or watching news so she prioritizes covering underrepresented and underserved communities, much like the one she grew up in. airmedia.org/community/spotl…
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rebecca jennings@rebexxxxa14 Nov 2023
I wrote about why influencer culture is incompatible with anti-capitalism and also why the internet is turning into one big ad vox.com/culture/23950580/dei…
The lie of “deinfluencing”

The lie of “deinfluencing”

Influencers will never influence us to buy less stuff. It’s antithetical to the job.

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Briana Rice@BriRiceWrites8 Nov 2023
Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib was censured last night, in part, over use of the slogan: “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.” What does the slogan mean to you? How does it make you feel? Reach out at callouts@michiganradio.org or leave a voicemail at 313-307-5146. – at Detroit, MI
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Christina Grace@C_GraceT7 Nov 2023
This was the peak of technology, we made it to the mountaintop, there was no need to go further
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@GuyDealership6 Nov 2023
only real ones know what this is
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Lori Higgins@LoriAHiggins6 Nov 2023
Detroit teen Torrance Johnson wrote a lovely piece (for @DETWritingRoom's journalism camp) about a Michigan camp for children with muscular dystrophy and how it changed his life. Give it a read: detroit.chalkbeat.org/2023/1…
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Lori Higgins@LoriAHiggins5 Sep 2023
It's not enough to report on chronic absenteeism statistics. That's why we spent months visiting Gompers Elementary-Middle School in Detroit to help readers understand the causes and the effort to get kids in school. 🧵detroit.chalkbeat.org/2023/8…
How a Detroit school managed to reduce its chronic absenteeism rate

How a Detroit school managed to reduce its chronic absenteeism rate

At Gompers Elementary-Middle School, located on Detroit’s northwest side, teachers and administrators came together to address the issue of chronic absenteeism, when students miss more than 18 days...

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Koby Levin@levin_koby8 Sep 2023
"How to get repair money for potholes, file a claim in Michigan. (Good luck)" useful stuff from @BridgeMichigan bridgemi.com/michigan-govern…
How to get repair money for potholes, file a claim in Michigan. (Good luck) - Bridge Michigan

How to get repair money for potholes, file a claim in Michigan. (Good luck) - Bridge Michigan

Success is rare, but possible: Here’s what to know to get up to $1,000 back for pothole damages in a system skewed against drivers in Michigan.

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The St. Juliana family broke ground on Hana's Memorial Garden this weekend. They've been working for more than a year on an ambitious vision of a space to remember Hana, Madisyn, Tate, and Justin. Check it out here: michiganradio.org/show/state…
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Beenish Ahmed@beenishfahmed27 Jul 2023
The Supreme Court allows for minors who are "irreperably corrupt" to be sentenced to die in prison. The hearing has started and I'm in court covering for @MichiganRadio. michiganradio.org/criminal-j…
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Sarah Rahal@SarahRahal_14 Jul 2023
It’s a great day to buy a @detroitnews paper or read it online 😉 Tuesday marks the 10th anniversary of #Detroit declaring bankruptcy. 🌇: Here’s what is better and worse about Detroit's services a decade after bankruptcy —shorturl.at/koyNR – at Detroit, MI
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Lily Altavena@lilyalta7 Jul 2023
After outrage over a mural painted by a student at a school health center, featuring trans flag colors and a character wearing a rainbow, a school board board ended its contract with the health ctr. the supt: "It's scary." freep.com/story/news/educati…
Rural Mich. school may lose health center after controversy over mural with LGBTQ+ symbolism

Rural Mich. school may lose health center after controversy over mural with LGBTQ+ symbolism

A rural school board has voted to end its contract with a school health center, and community members claim it began with a mural with LGBTQ+ colors.

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Mark Brush was such a deeply kind person and a wonderfully supportive colleague--not to mention an incredible dad and husband. His family is raising money to get a memorial bench in his honor. Please donate if you can! gofund.me/91b68fd2
Donate to Memorial bench for Mark Brush, organized by Jim Frey

Donate to Memorial bench for Mark Brush, organized by Jim Frey

Mark died five years ago this spring. It’s hard to believe it’s been so long and it also feels … Jim Frey needs your support for Memorial bench for Mark Brush

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erika@yeeeerika27 Jun 2023
we all got a little Barbie in us (the microplastics)
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Stateside@StatesideRadio6 Jul 2023
Every plant, seed, and cutting on the rooftop garden at @ArabAmericanMus was donated by a member of the local Arab-American community. Hear their stories, and about their relationship with gardening, on the pod: bit.ly/3JKk9qA
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It's Michigan Radio's birthday! I encourage you to celebrate by listening to someone describe, in great detail with sound-rich tape, the process of baking and eating a cake.
Michigan Public (@michigan_public) profile pictureMichigan Public@michigan_public5 Jul 2023
Happy birthday to us!! On this day in 1948, Michigan Radio was born: our first broadcast took place 75 years ago, and we haven’t looked back since. Here's to the next 75!
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For Jewelynne Richardson, organizing a Juneteenth event used to be a small project, with maybe only 10 people showing up. On Monday, she led a parade and a day-long celebration with hundreds. bit.ly/3PmlWpp
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