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Be sure to vote today, if you're able! Do your best!

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Got to submit and tabulate my absentee ballot during early voting! Got the best sticker too.

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submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by helloworld55@lemm.ee to c/michigan@midwest.social
 
 

Howdy! I am planning to move to the southeast part of Michigan around this new years. I am excited to get out of my state and see what other parts of the USA have to offer. But one thing that really worries me, and that I wanted to reach out about, is the winters in the north.

I'm moving from Texas, so for the most part, snow or ice is rare, and it usually meant the whole city shut down for a few days if it happened that year. And now I need to coordinate a moving truck up to Michigan, which from what I know, snow is to be expected? Do y'all have any tips for dealing with this?

I'll also be moving into a suburb area, is there anything I need to know about that? I've heard shoveling snow is kinda important, is that true? How often do you need to shovel snow?

Thanks y'all

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They are probably right,

“Wayne Disposal is a Subtitle C landfill that is highly engineered with multiple safety measures in place and frequent inspections...It’s probably vast overkill, but that’s okay

but getting ahead of the OMGosh! this is fine memegreatlakesnow.org/2024/08/sout… @michigan

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submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by fu@libranet.de to c/michigan@midwest.social
 
 

of course what Miller misses is that all of this government oversight really messes with the actual price of water. I for one suspect water is far greater value than the capitalists claim candgnews.com/news/miller-advo…

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Republicans and Democrats qualify for the ballot automatically. The West campaign did the hard work by collecting over 25,000 signatures of Michigan voters attesting they think their neighbors should have a right to vote for him, but the SOS denies that because an official in Colorado didn't dot her i's correctly. freep.com/story/news/politics/…

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Always wondered what happened to them. So happy they're safe & sound!

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Michigan is famous for its fruit festivals. Visitors can sample cherries at the National Cherry Festival in Traverse City or blueberries at the National Blueberry Festival in South Haven.

The Apple Festival in Charlevoix and the Romeo Peach Festival feature fruit later in the season.

As a diverse crop-producing state and the top producer of asparagus in the country, Michigan has an agricultural scenery that is a picturesque blend of crop fields and fruit trees.

However, beneath this facade lies a harsh reality of precarious work and exploitative labor practices for Michigan’s farmworkers, who are often invisible to people who enjoy the fruits of their labors, according to the Michigan Farmworker Project’s ongoing research.

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Let me recommend: Bill's Hot Dog Stand in Ypsilanti.

It's a drive-in. Open your window and eat in the parking lot. Get their dogs with everything on it + a mug of root beer. If you don't eat dogs, at least get the root beer!!! I don't even like root beer that much, but I now dream about the root beer from Bill's.

Absolute reasonable prices, too: got 4 dogs & 2 mugs of root beer for around 10$ total!

What's your recommendation for unexpectedly good food in Michigan?

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Michigan lawmakers didn’t just pass an $83 billion budget early Thursday, they also approved nearly 100 other bills during a marathon 19-hour session before finally breaking for summer recess.

Some of the bigger policy changes, such as opening the Legislature and governor’s office to Freedom of Information Act requests and expanding unemployment benefits to 26 weeks, made immediate headlines.

Read on to learn more about the "Taylor Swift bot ban" and the bill against the ludicrous "Gay Panic Defense."


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According to the state, a small population of juvenile spotted lanternfly was recently detected in Lambertville [Monroe County]. The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed the findings last week.

Spotted lanternfly

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“The infestation was detected through spotted lanternfly monitoring traps deployed by Michigan State University (MSU), as part of collaborative survey initiatives with MSU, MDARD, and the USDA,” MDARD’s Pesticide and Plant Pest Management Division Director. Steve Carlson said in a statement. “This work is a critical component of our ongoing efforts to identify and limit the spread of spotted lanternfly in Michigan.”

The spotted lanternfly is an invasive plant hopper native to eastern Asia. It was first found in the U.S. in 2014 and spread rapidly.

See it. Squish it. Report it.

According to Michigan.gov's Michigan Invasive Species website…

Spotted lanternfly feeds on more than 70 different plants including grapes, apples, hops and hardwood trees. The insects cause direct damage by sucking sap from host plants and secreting large amounts of a sugar-rich, sticky liquid called honeydew. This honeydew and the resulting black sooty mold can kill plants and foul surfaces. The honeydew often attracts other pests like yellow jackets, flies, and ants, affecting outdoor recreation and complicating crop harvests.


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If you need a car or truck, can't afford the massive depreciation hit from a new vehicle but want to express pride in Michigan's manufacturing base, you still have options.

Category Make Model Years Plant Location Company Reference
Coupe Ford Probe Flat Rock Assembly Plant Flat Rock AutoAlliance International
Coupe Mazda MX-6 Flat Rock Assembly Plant Flat Rock AutoAlliance International
Coupe Mercury Cougar 1999-2002 Flat Rock Assembly Plant Flat Rock AutoAlliance International Wikipedia
Sedan, compact Buick Skylark 1992-1998 Lansing Car Assembly Lansing General Motors Corporation Wikipedia
Sedan, compact Ford Focus 2012-2019 Michigan Assembly Plant Wayne Ford Motor Company Wikipedia
Sedan, compact Ford Focus 2008-2011 Wayne Stamping & Assembly (now Michigan Assembly Plant) Wayne Ford Motor Company Wikipedia
Sedan, compact Ford Focus 1998-2007 Wayne Stamping & Assembly (now Michigan Assembly Plant) Wayne Ford Motor Company Wikipedia
Sedan, compact Oldsmobile Achieva 1992-1998 Lansing General Motors Company Wikipedia
Sedan, compact Pontiac Grand Am 1992-1998 Lansing Car Assembly Lansing General Motors Corporation Wikipedia
Sedan, mid-size Chevrolet Classic 2004-2005 Lansing Car Assembly Lansing General Motors Corporation Wikipedia
Sedan, mid-size Chevrolet Malibu 2008-2012 Orion Assembly Orion Township General Motors Corporation (later General Motors Company) Wikipedia
Sedan, mid-size Chevrolet Malibu 1997-2003 Lansing Car Assembly Lansing General Motors Corporation Wikipedia
Sedan, mid-size Dodge Stratus 2001-2006 Sterling Heights Assembly Sterling Heights DaimlerChrysler Wikipedia
Sedan, mid-size Dodge Stratus 1994-2000 Sterling Heights Assembly Sterling Heights Chrysler Corporation (later DaimlerChrysler) Wikipedia
Sedan, mid-size Ford Fusion 2013-2016 Flat Rock Assembly Plant Flat Rock AutoAlliance International (later Ford Motor Company) Wikipedia
Sedan, mid-size Mazda 6 2003-2013 Flat Rock Assembly Plant Flat Rock AutoAlliance International Wikipedia
Sedan, mid-size Oldsmobile Alero 1999-2004 Lansing Car Assembly Lansing General Motors Corporation Wikipedia
Sedan, mid-size Pontiac Grand Am 1999-2005 Lansing Car Assembly Lansing General Motors Corporation Wikipedia
Sports car Ford Mustang 2015-2023 Flat Rock Assembly Plant Flat Rock Ford Motor Company Wikipedia
Sports car Ford Mustang 2005-2014 Flat Rock Assembly Plant Flat Rock AutoAlliance International (later Ford Motor Company) Wikipedia
Sports car Ford Mustang 1994-2004 Dearborn Assembly Plant Dearborn Ford Motor Company Wikipedia
Sports-utility Vehicle Jeep Grand Cherokee Jefferson North Assembly Detroit Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
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