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An essential worker at the Family Dollar

By Nyjah Bunn | May 4, 2020

Manager worries about bringing COVID-19 home.

Life skills: skateboarding, art appreciation, relationship mending

By Morgan Duerdin | May 4, 2020

Tim Kohlstedt has a greater appreciation nowadays for the angst expressed in Vincent van Gogh’s Night Café: “Everyone in the painting is hunched over. It’s how the world is feeling right now.”

Reporters find ways to get the newspaper out

By Joshua Valiquette | April 28, 2020

Journalists share about how they’re covering the COVID-19 pandemic and how it reinforces their sense of mission.

COVID-19 causes many to look over their shoulders

By Great Lakes Echo staff | April 23, 2020

COVID-19 has pushed thousands of teachers, executives, journalists, students, health care providers and others to video-chat platforms. While they learn to navigate the technology, they might want to check behind themselves. Their background delivers as much of a message as their words.

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Michigan farmers markets cope with COVID-19 order

By Katrianna Ray | April 23, 2020

Michigan farmers markets can continue to operate under Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s “Stay Home, Stay Safe” executive order, but because customers are staying home, many farmers are seeing a dip in demand for their products.

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‘Greening’ Detroit’s riverfront

By Ri’An Jackson | April 22, 2020

The Environmental Protection Agency recently signed a $2.5 million agreement to clean the Detroit River and create new habitat for wildlife.

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COVID-19 pro tip: keep your glasses from fogging

By Ben Goldman | April 21, 2020

Steamed by the precautions needed to limit the spread of the coronavirus? Check these tips for keeping your glasses from fogging up when you wear a mask.