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Environmental Justice: A Chicago Case Study
Earlier this month the Alliance for the Great Lakes Ambassador program (of which I am a part), held a monthly “deep dive” session on environmental justice. According to the US Commission on Civil Rights, environmental justice is: … the fair treatment of people of all races, income, and cultures with…
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Michigan, Cherries & Ann Patchett’s New Novel
My mom and I have a 1:1 book club where we read a book at the same time and get together for a couple of videcalls to discuss. We recently read Ann Patchett’s newest novel, Tom Lake, which is set in Northern Michigan. I found one question in a Q…
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Lakes, canals, locks & Geraldo!
It might seem inconceivable, but I am going to write a post that brings together the topic of the Great Lakes waterway system and Geraldo Rivera. On August 31, 2023, The New York Times published an article After Fox News, Geraldo Rivera Boats into the Sunset (via Cleveland). The article…
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