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      <title>Should West Michigan Be Worried About Measles?</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2024 17:52:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Learn about the four reported measles cases in southeast Michigan and how it may impact West Michigan. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/44/p/measles-concern-west-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>Explained: Understanding Michigan’s Expressway Ramp Codes</title>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Every single expressway exit in the state has a tiny code on each on and off ramp. They may seem totally random but there is a system if you know how to decode it. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/45/p/michigan-ramp-identification-system/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Devastating Tornado Destroys Parts of Michigan 12 Years Ago</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2024 21:56:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[More than 100 homes  were destroyed. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/84/p/tornado-dexter-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[More than 100 homes  were destroyed. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/84/p/tornado-dexter-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2024 17:20:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Separating fact from fiction: the connection between the University of Michigan and the Michigan highway shield. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/45/p/michigan-highway-shield-not-university-of-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Separating fact from fiction: the connection between the University of Michigan and the Michigan highway shield. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/45/p/michigan-highway-shield-not-university-of-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2019 20:46:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Just another reason why Ohio stinks. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ohios-stench-is-seeping-into-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Just another reason why Ohio stinks. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ohios-stench-is-seeping-into-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>This Michigan County Would Ban Plastic Bags With New Legislation</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2019 14:45:13 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Read the proposed legislation.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/this-michigan-county-would-ban-plastic-bags-with-new-legislation/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[This video is a cringe-fest for me. Any sort of impromptu singing in public makes extremely uncomfortable.
It's not that this felon's voice is awful, it's just so incredibly inappropriate to burst into what sounds like his own version Adele's &quot;Hello&quot; to a courtroom full of people, right before he's sentenced to up to 17 years. <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-felon-sings-adele-inspired-sorry-to-courtroom-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[This video is a cringe-fest for me. Any sort of impromptu singing in public makes extremely uncomfortable.
It&apos;s not that this felon&apos;s voice is awful, it&apos;s just so incredibly inappropriate to burst into&nbsp;what sounds like his own version&nbsp;Adele&apos;s &amp;quot;Hello&amp;quot; to a courtroom full of people, right before&nbsp;he&apos;s sentenced to up to 17 years. <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-felon-sings-adele-inspired-sorry-to-courtroom-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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