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      <title>Satanic Temple Leads Ottawa County Public Meeting with Invocation</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2024 16:40:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Was the Satanic Temple within their rights, or should they have been excluded? <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/690/p/west-michigan-satanic-temple-gave-devotional-to-open-ottawa-county-commission-meeting/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Was the Satanic Temple within their rights, or should they have been excluded? <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/690/p/west-michigan-satanic-temple-gave-devotional-to-open-ottawa-county-commission-meeting/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Can Michigan Ignore Possible Federal TikTok Ban?</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2024 13:56:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[If Michigan can Overlook Federal Marijuana Laws, then why not a TikTok ban, too? <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/690/p/can-michigan-ignore-possible-federal-tiktok-ban/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[If Michigan can Overlook Federal Marijuana Laws, then why not a TikTok ban, too? <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/690/p/can-michigan-ignore-possible-federal-tiktok-ban/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>These 8 Baby Names Are Illegal in Ohio</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2024 15:26:14 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Nope, you can't do that in Ohio. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/690/p/illegal-baby-names-ohio/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>Teenagers Can Now Pre-Register To Vote in Michigan</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2024 21:02:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Michigan now joins 16 other states that allows 16- and 17-year-olds to pre-register to vote. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/690/p/michigan-teenager-pre-register-vote/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Michigan now joins 16 other states that allows 16- and 17-year-olds to pre-register to vote. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/690/p/michigan-teenager-pre-register-vote/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Can Any Old Village in Michigan Easily Become a City?</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2024 16:26:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Some folks believe becoming a city means high rises and traffic, but that's not the case. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/87/p/can-any-old-village-in-michigan-easily-become-a-city/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Some folks believe becoming a city means high rises and traffic, but that&apos;s not the case. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/87/p/can-any-old-village-in-michigan-easily-become-a-city/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Why It's Illegal to Take Uber to Vote During a Michigan Election</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Nov 2023 14:09:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[You can't pay for someone to take you to vote, and could be thrown in jail. But a new law will change that. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/690/p/its-illegal-to-take-uber-or-lyft-to-vote-during-an-election-in-michigan-for-now/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[You can&apos;t pay for someone to take you to vote, and could be thrown in jail. But a new law will change that. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/690/p/its-illegal-to-take-uber-or-lyft-to-vote-during-an-election-in-michigan-for-now/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>How Young is Too Young to Legally Work in Michigan?</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 28 Oct 2023 17:20:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Many Michigan businesses continue to struggle to find enough employees. So, what's the legal hiring age? <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/87/p/michigan-child-labor-laws/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Many Michigan businesses continue to struggle to find enough employees. So, what&apos;s the legal hiring age? <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/87/p/michigan-child-labor-laws/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Mich. Law Might Require Sheriff's to Have Past Law Experience</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2023 13:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[You currently need no law enforcement experience to run for Sheriff in Michigan. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/690/p/michigan-sheriff-law/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[You currently need no law enforcement experience to run for Sheriff in Michigan. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/690/p/michigan-sheriff-law/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Man Waiting For His Stimulus Check Becomes A Millionaire For A Day</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2020 10:56:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Volunteer firefighter Charles Calvin says he was waiting for his $1,700 stimulus check when he noticed his account total was in the millions. Yes, MILLIONS.
Source: WGN-TV
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Volunteer firefighter Charles Calvin says he was waiting for his $1,700 stimulus check when he noticed his account total was in the millions. Yes, MILLIONS.
Source: WGN-TV
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      <title>The IRS Started Sending Out Stimulus Deposits On Saturday</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2020 01:49:14 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Saturday was round one.  They say they'll continue to process payments as quick as they can.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/the-irs-started-sending-out-stimulus-deposits-on-saturday/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Saturday was round one.  They say they&apos;ll continue to process payments as quick as they can.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/the-irs-started-sending-out-stimulus-deposits-on-saturday/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rob Sparks]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Are Americans Really Getting $1,000 From The Government?</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2020 11:03:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[By now you've probably heard the plan to send $1,000 to each American, but is it real? If it is, are there any restrictions on who gets it? Here's the latest info to (hopefully) answer some questions. <a href="https://wgrd.com/are-americans-really-getting-1000-from-the-government/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[By now you&apos;ve probably heard the plan to send $1,000 to each American, but is it real? If it is, are there any restrictions on who gets it? Here&apos;s the latest info to (hopefully) answer some questions. <a href="https://wgrd.com/are-americans-really-getting-1000-from-the-government/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2020 10:37:34 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Ever wonder why things just seem to take forever when dealing with anything government-related? Well, this may have something to do with it. In Rhode Island, a bunch of the government offices are still using typewriters and microfiche, despite that &quot;tech&quot; being roughly 35-40 years out of date... <a href="https://wgrd.com/rhode-island-government-offices-are-still-using-typewriters-and-microfiche/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Ever wonder why things just seem to take forever when dealing with anything government-related? Well, this may have something to do with it. In Rhode Island, a bunch of the government offices are still using typewriters and microfiche, despite that &amp;quot;tech&amp;quot; being roughly 35-40 years out of date... <a href="https://wgrd.com/rhode-island-government-offices-are-still-using-typewriters-and-microfiche/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Mayor At City Council Meeting Goes To The Bathroom, Forgets To Turn His Mic Off</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2020 11:55:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[If you work around microphones, the first thing you learn is that the mic COULD be on at any time. Well, the mayor of Georgetown must have forgotten about that little tidbit when he went to use the bathroom during a city council meeting recently... <a href="https://wgrd.com/mayor-at-city-council-meeting-goes-to-the-bathroom-forgets-to-turn-his-mic-off/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[If you work around microphones, the first thing you learn is that the mic COULD be on at any time. Well, the mayor of Georgetown must have forgotten about that little tidbit when he went to use the bathroom during a city council meeting recently... <a href="https://wgrd.com/mayor-at-city-council-meeting-goes-to-the-bathroom-forgets-to-turn-his-mic-off/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Dominican Sisters of Grand Rapids Give Statement on Death Penalty</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2019 20:02:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Read the full statement. <a href="https://wgrd.com/dominican-sisters-of-grand-rapids-give-statement-on-death-penalty/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Milhouse]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Grand Rapids Civic Theatre Giving Government Employees Free Tickets</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2019 16:58:55 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Furloughed government employees can get two free tickets to "And Then There Were None" by showing a government ID at the box office.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/grand-rapids-civic-theatre-giving-government-employees-free-tickets/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Furloughed government employees can get two free tickets to &quot;And Then There Were None&quot; by showing a government ID at the box office.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/grand-rapids-civic-theatre-giving-government-employees-free-tickets/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Janna]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>20 Monroe Live Giving Free Tickets to Government Employees</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2019 16:34:14 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[For select shows, and while supplies last, 20 Monroe Live is offering free tickets to government employees.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/20-monroe-live-giving-free-tickets-to-government-employees/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[For select shows, and while supplies last, 20 Monroe Live is offering free tickets to government employees.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/20-monroe-live-giving-free-tickets-to-government-employees/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2018 02:08:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[It's a little later this year, but the time has come to get yo taxes in!  <a href="https://wgrd.com/tax-day-coming-up-this-week-gr-city-returns-due-later/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[It&apos;s a little later this year, but the time has come to get yo taxes in!  <a href="https://wgrd.com/tax-day-coming-up-this-week-gr-city-returns-due-later/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2017 19:59:31 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[We’re always talking about getting involved with the community around us, but sometimes it’s hard to know what to do or how to get started.  Well if you are or have kids between 9th and 12th grade, maybe they’d like to join the Mayor’s Youth Council. <a href="https://wgrd.com/mayor-bliss-is-looking-for-gr-teens-in-grades-9-12-to-join-the-mayors-youth-council/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[We&#x2019;re always talking about getting involved with the community around us, but sometimes it&#x2019;s hard to know what to do or how to get started.  Well if you are or have kids between 9th and 12th grade, maybe they&#x2019;d like to join the Mayor&#x2019;s Youth Council. <a href="https://wgrd.com/mayor-bliss-is-looking-for-gr-teens-in-grades-9-12-to-join-the-mayors-youth-council/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rob Sparks]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Michigan Hospitals Are In Trouble for Making Patients Sick</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2016 17:05:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The federal government is cracking down on hospitals with high rates of patient injuries, and they've now added spreading those crazy antibiotic-resistant germs like MRSA to their calculations. So the government has reduced Medicare payments to 769 hospitals, including 27 hospitals right here in Michigan! <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-hospitals-are-in-trouble-for-making-patients-sick/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The federal government is cracking down on hospitals with high rates of patient injuries, and they&apos;ve now added spreading those crazy antibiotic-resistant germs like MRSA to their calculations. So the government has reduced Medicare payments to 769 hospitals, including 27 hospitals right here in Michigan! <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-hospitals-are-in-trouble-for-making-patients-sick/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">Is that MRSA on your stethoscope, or are you just happy to see me? (Medioimages/Photodisc/Thinkstock)</media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Johnnie Walker]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Free Beer &amp; Hot Wings: Things Get Out of Hand In the Irish Parliament [Video]</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2014 14:27:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Meanwhile, in the Irish Parliament.
These political folks in Ireland were discussing something governmenty and things escalated pretty quickly. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-things-get-out-of-hand-in-the-irish-assembly-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Meanwhile, in the Irish Parliament.
These political folks in Ireland were discussing something governmenty and things escalated pretty quickly. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-things-get-out-of-hand-in-the-irish-assembly-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2014 05:09:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Republican Gov. Rick Snyder led Democratic challenger Mark Schauer by about 70,000 votes with 56 percent of the total with 545 of Michigan's 4,877 precincts reporting, prompting the Free Press to project Snyder the winner. <a href="https://wgrd.com/gov-rick-snyder-defeats-challenger-mark-schauer-to-lead-gop-sweep-for-state-posts-u-s-rep-gary-peters-wins-senate-seat/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Republican Gov. Rick Snyder led Democratic challenger Mark Schauer by about 70,000 votes with 56 percent of the total with 545 of Michigan&apos;s 4,877 precincts reporting, prompting the Free Press to project Snyder the winner. <a href="https://wgrd.com/gov-rick-snyder-defeats-challenger-mark-schauer-to-lead-gop-sweep-for-state-posts-u-s-rep-gary-peters-wins-senate-seat/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">Gov. Rick Snyder (Getty Images)</media:description>
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      <title>Free Beer &amp; Hot Wings: Woman May Lose Home Over One Missed Property Tax Payment [Video]</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2014 12:26:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Imagine missing one property tax payment and losing your house over it.
A woman in Richland, Mich., near Kalamazoo now finds herself even closer to that predicament, WXMI Fox17 reported. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-woman-may-lose-home-over-one-missed-property-tax-payment-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Imagine missing one property tax payment and losing your house over it.
A woman in Richland, Mich., near Kalamazoo now finds herself even closer to that predicament, WXMI Fox17 reported. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-woman-may-lose-home-over-one-missed-property-tax-payment-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">Darren Hester</media:description>
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      <title>Free Beer &amp; Hot Wings: Woman Might Lose Home Over One Missed Property Tax Payment [Video]</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2014 11:58:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Imagine missing one property tax payment and losing your house over it.  
A woman in Richland, Mich., near Kalamazoo finds herself in that predicament, WXMI Fox17 reported. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-woman-might-lose-home-over-one-missed-property-tax-payment-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Imagine missing one property tax payment and losing your house over it.  
A woman in Richland, Mich., near Kalamazoo finds herself in that predicament, WXMI Fox17 reported. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-woman-might-lose-home-over-one-missed-property-tax-payment-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Free Beer &amp; Hot Wings: Western Pennsylvania City May Disband Police Force; Mayor Says ‘Heroin Dealers Welcome’ [Video]</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2014 11:53:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Ever wonder what it would be like to live in a city without a police force? 
It would most likely be mayhem, but Ford City, Pa., has that as an option because of it's overwhelming debt. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-mayor-says-heroin-dealers-welcome-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Ever wonder what it would be like to live in a city without a police force? 
It would most likely be mayhem, but Ford City, Pa., has that as an option because of it&apos;s overwhelming debt. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-mayor-says-heroin-dealers-welcome-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">Doug Kerr</media:description>
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