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Tuesday, March 26, 2013  USDA Secretary Vilsack to announce expansion of program aimed at reducing rural poverty

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  The Obama administration says a billion-dollar campaign to improve the Great Lakes environment is paying off.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  The couple last week visited Newtown, Conn., where a gunman opened fire in an elementary school, killing 20 children and six adults in December.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012  Camp Daggett's School Climate Change Initiative is a way for camp staff to help students and educators talk about certain social issues.  During a time when people across the country and addressing the shootings in Newtown, Connecticut, the program offers a way to even talk to students about some of the questions they might have.

Monday, December 03, 2012  Twelve area school are sharing $1,500 grants to use for place-based education for water stewardship projects this year.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012  The University of Michigan is establishing a research program designed to bring more scientific credibility to the federal government's billion-dollar battle to clean up the Great Lakes.

Wednesday, September 26, 2012  A national school lunch initiative is cutting back the amount of food each student eats for each meal.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012  Boyne City School District is the first school in the state to have iPads for every single student.

Tuesday, September 11, 2012  The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services wants college campuses nationwide to take steps to eliminate tobacco use.

Thursday, May 03, 2012  The Petoskey Police Department wants to lower the number of traffic crashes by launching a new traffic initiative.

Monday, April 23, 2012  Actors, artists join White House initiative to turn around failing schools with arts education

Tuesday, January 31, 2012  Two organizations are proposing a massive engineering project costing up to $9.5 billion to sever a man-made link between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins in the Chicago area.

Friday, January 27, 2012  A Northern Michigan organization is building awareness about the struggles of living in poverty. The Char-Em Poverty Reduction Initiative hosted a "Survive a Month in Poverty" simulation workshop today.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012  The last time the Michigan unemployment rate was lower was September 2008, when it stood at 8.9 percent.

Saturday, December 10, 2011  The National Guard is kicking off a new initiative called "American Jobs for American Heroes" in hopes of making it easier for veterans to find work.