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Mason is getting ahead of potential data center projects by drafting an ordinance before any proposals arrive. City leaders say they’ve watched other Mid-Michigan communities get overwhelmed, and they want clearer standards for noise, water use and building size. A series of public meetings and open houses will give residents a chance to help shape the rules.
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On WKAR-TV in mid-MichiganSun Nov 16 through Fri Nov 21 8pm with encore at 10pm each night | Thirteen colonies unite in rebellion, win their independence, and found the United States.
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Reframing America’s origins through Native resistance in the Great Lakes.
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Michigan State University's new Broad Art Museum Director Phillip Bahar was most recently the president and executive director of Chicago Humanities.
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Consumers Energy planned to shut down the J.H. Campbell coal power plant on Lake Michigan in May. Successive orders from the Trump administration have required the company to keep it running.
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Celebrate and explore Native American & Alaska Native Heritage Month with WKAR.
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Michigan State University's new Broad Art Museum Director Phillip Bahar was most recently the president and executive director of Chicago Humanities.
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