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Ron French @RonFrench01

Projects Editor and Senior Writer at Bridge Michigan. Dad, Boilermaker, rum and bacon enthusiast

Joined January 2019
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I guess this is why I'm not an NBA coach, because silly me would have a 7-4 all-star under the basket occasionally.
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Michigan researchers, boaters count on NOAA data. Trump wants to cut $1.3B bit.ly/4aL0RyF

Michigan researchers, boaters count on NOAA data. Trump wants to cut $1.3B - Bridge Michigan

Trump’s proposed $1.3 billion cut would zero out programs that support weather observations, water quality, maritime safety and recreation on the Great Lakes.

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Jun 10
Should Michigan governor appoint university boards? It could backfire, some say bit.ly/4olOPkT

Should Michigan governor appoint university boards? It could backfire, some say - Bridge Michigan

Another debate has heated up over changing the election of board members to U-M, MSU and Wayne State to governor-appointed. But experts say that is not what matters most.

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finally a debate worth watching
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Jun 8
“You claimed … that you as a civilian called in an air strike that killed 70 ISIS fighters” is truly a spectacular sentence.
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Jun 5
Grand Rapids to ‘restore the rapids.’ But how will it keep out lamprey? bit.ly/3Q31xZ6

Grand Rapids to ‘restore the rapids.’ But how will it keep out lamprey? - Bridge Michigan

Starting July 1, Grand Rapids will begin removing four downtown dams in a two-year effort to restore the natural rapids that gave the city its name. But officials are still studying how to remove a...

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Jun 4
Michigan Medicaid rolls drop 5%, prompting fears of surge in uninsured bit.ly/4uRDxaN

Michigan Medicaid rolls drop 5%, prompting fears of surge in uninsured - Bridge Michigan

Michigan’s Medicaid numbers dwindled after the state reviewed everyone’s eligibility after the pandemic. That began in 2023. It’s unclear why those numbers continue to fall.

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Jun 2
Opinion | I lost my child to social media. Kids over Clicks can protect Michigan families bit.ly/4arKLKb

Opinion | I lost my child to social media. Kids over Clicks can protect Michigan families - Bridge...

Social media opened a trapdoor beneath her — pulling her into a spiral of despair I could not see in time to stop. I am not the first parent this has happened to. And without action, I will not be...

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BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️
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Jun 3
HOLY SH*T, this parting statement by Scott Pelley is WILD: "New management has instructed me to INJECT FALSEHOODS AND BIAS into a politically sensitive story. I've been told to include assertions that are unverified." I bet he knows a LOT more, too. 🔥
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Jun 1
Saline data center brings out bigwigs. Big day for Michigan or big betrayal? bridgemi.com/business-watch/…

Saline data center brings out bigwigs. Big day for Michigan or big betrayal? - Bridge Michigan

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer joins Sam Altman, tech leaders for a ceremonial groundbreaking of $56 billion data center. The project is ‘big in all ways’ — including controversy.

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The toughest, most contentious vote in Michigan this year. Public voting begins for Michigan’s ‘I voted’ sticker design contest bridgemi.com/michigan-govern…

Public voting begins for Michigan’s ‘I voted’ sticker design contest - Bridge Michigan

The public can now vote on the 90 finalists in Michigan’s 'I voted' sticker design contest. Winners will be printed and provided to voters statewide.

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May 28
Michigan Dems clash on campaign cash, health care in heated US Senate debate bridgemi.com/michigan-govern…

Michigan Dems clash on campaign cash, health care in heated US Senate debate - Bridge Michigan

Medicare for All, AIPAC and AI were among the hot topics in a debate between Haley Stevens, Abdul El-Sayed and Mallory McMorrow.

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May 28
Haley Stevens sure did seem to say "Michigan" a lot in that debate. So I crunched the numbers.
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May 28
Michigan lawmakers revive push to legalize physician-assisted suicide bit.ly/4fMyN1h

Michigan lawmakers revive push to legalize physician-assisted suicide - Bridge Michigan

Michigan House Democrats are renewing an effort to legalize physician-assisted death. Opponents worry the framework is morally dubious and may create new pressures in health care.

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Avi Roy
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May 27
Five cancers that used to be death sentences. Pancreatic. Glioblastoma. Triple-negative breast. Renal. Melanoma. The median survival for metastatic pancreatic cancer is still 6 months. Glioblastoma, 15 months. Now personalized mRNA vaccines are producing complete remissions in some of these patients. Not responses. Remissions. BioNTech’s pancreatic cancer vaccine has 6-year follow-up data. 8 of 16 patients who mounted an immune response are still alive. For a cancer that kills 95% of patients within 5 years, that's incredible. Topol’s pyramid here maps the trajectory. From broad checkpoint inhibitors at the base to personalized neoantigen vaccines at the peak. The technology is climbing.
Eric Topol
@EricTopol
May 25
The ramp up of cancer immunotherapy is remarkable. Now we're seeing vaccines achieve some cures or remissions in the most refractory cancers: pancreatic, melanoma, glioblastoma, renal, triple-negative breast cancer. ✓ out the new Ground Truths (link in profile)
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May 27
As MSU president exits, what the heck is going on? We have (some) answers bit.ly/4vfH1Ud

As MSU president exits, what the heck is going on? We have (some) answers - Bridge Michigan

Kevin Guskiewicz said board members had ‘differing perspectives’ on how MSU should move ahead. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called his departure disappointing but not surprising.

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May 27
MSU loses another president, in spite of $1 million pay raise bit.ly/4vaIoDo

MSU loses another president, in spite of $1 million pay raise - Bridge Michigan

MSU President Guskiewicz is set to become the next president of Clemson University in South Carolina even after board voted to increase his annual salary to $2 million.

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Jonathan Oosting@jonathanoosting
May 27
Mop Up Michigan says it will turn in "over 500,000 petition signatures" this morning in Lansing for a potential ballot proposal that would ban political spending by regulated utilities and large state contractors.
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May 25
Addiction counselor shortage hits Michigan hard: ‘We’re all struggling’ bit.ly/4uG02iH

Addiction counselor shortage hits Michigan hard: ‘We’re all struggling’ - Bridge Michigan

Michigan is facing one of the nation’s highest shortages of addiction treatment providers. Organization heads say the stress on providers created by the shortage, along with low reimbursement rates...

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May 24
Amid tax pressure, competition, marijuana may move out of rural Michigan bit.ly/4wObwSA

Amid tax pressure, competition, marijuana may move out of rural Michigan - Bridge Michigan

A flooded market has driven down cannabis prices, forcing consolidation of the industry. A new state tax could expedite those changes, and small towns will feel it most.

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This is amazing
Matthew Keys
@MatthewKeysLive
May 23
Just one day after ending "The Late Show" on CBS, Stephen Colbert returned to TV — to host a public access show with rocker Jack White in Monroe, Michigan. Appearances by Jeff Daniels, Eminem and Steve Buscemi.
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