Below are posts associated with the “Michigan” tag.
🔗 linkblog: Michigan Father Dies in Israeli Airstrike in Lebanon, Family Says'
This article was a one-two punch for me. I hoped that the death of a Michigander might draw more attention to victims of the conflict, but his daughter’s comment that “The fact that he was an American citizen should not make his story more important than others” quickly called me to task. Gift Link
in praise of 'dad friends'
I have a “dad friend” I see most afternoons as we’re waiting for our kiddos to get out of school. He walks his kid home every day, and I either walk home or bike home with kiddo (a lot of walking recently because weather and a broken bike have been getting in our way). So, we hang out where all the walking parents hang out and chat for a few minutes before heading home.
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Michigan’s New Congressional Maps Undo Years of Gerrymandering - The New York Times'
Some hope for defeating gerrymandering.