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Yesterday at 7:21 PM  The school year is winding down, but contract negotiatons between Traverse City Area Public School Administrators and teachers are heating up.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  “Is economic development a responsibility of the Leelanau County Board, or is it something that the private sector needs to handle?” – Leelanau County Administrator Chet Janik.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Christine Guitar will serve as the school district's new Chief of Communications. The district's former  Director of Communications, Alison Arnold resigned in January.

Friday, April 19, 2013  A northern Michigan community is coming together to help a little boy battling a rare and deadly disease.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  The Traverse City Area Chamber of Commerce has announced the Top 10 finalists for the 2013 Small Business Celebration.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  The hunt will send teams around the city through different stations to teach them about challenges children with autism sometimes face.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  State leaders are debating whether or not they should expand Medicaid coverage in the state of Michigan.

Wednesday, April 03, 2013  Ms. Liu teaches all of the students here a lesson in the Chinese language each day.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  7&4 News Daily Classroom Salute segment paid a visit to Mrs. Cullen's 3-5 year old Preschool class at the International School at Bertha Vos.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  7&4 News Classroom Salute made our first visit to the International School at Bertha Vos in Acme

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  7&4 News wanted to see how Traverse City Public Schools, northern Michigan’s largest district, compared to the state averages, when it comes to students taking advantage of free meals, especially breakfast.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013  7&4 News visited Mrs. Morrow's 4 and 5 year old preschool class at Westwoods Elementary near Traverse City for our classroom salute.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013  7&4 News Classroom Salute- Mrs. Lane's 3-4 Year Old Preschool Class at Westwoods Elementary near Traverse City.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013  Just five weeks ago, a gunman killed 20 local school children and six adults. And as the small Newtown, Conn. community and nation try to cope, parents in Northern Michigan are taking action.

Monday, January 07, 2013  The TCAPS Alumni Network was formed last summer to connect all the people who have graduated from Traverse City High Schools over the years.  The network hopes to create a database of 10,000 alumni by June 2013.