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Tyler Scott/Michigan PublicRepublican supporters say the generators use newer, cleaner technologies, and that should allow them to stay in use past deadlines for the state’s clean energy transition.
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Anthony Ianni profile and the emergence of MSU gymnastics.
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Celebrate Women's History Month by learning more about the vital role of women in American history.
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Today’s radio programming is made possible in part by contributions…From Jenny Bond in loving memory of John and their sons Curt and Marty.From Walter Adams, in memory of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, 1943.
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On this day in 1944, Diana Ross was born in Detroit. She rose to fame as the leader of The Supremes, one of Motown's most successful groups. Ross launched a successful solo career in 1970 and was named Billboard's Female Entertainer of the Century in 1976. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988 and has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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The Arts Council of Greater Lansing boosts the arts in Ingham, Eaton and Clinton counties.
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