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1. Voices you don’t hear anywhere else
No one else in Michigan is covering the problems with the EAA (the state takeover of Detroit’s schools) in the kind of depth that Chris is. And he is making space for the teachers working under the new authority to share what they are seeing on the ground in a way that absolutely no one else is.
2. A great team of commentators
Just look at how the blog covered the Obamacare roll-out: Amy’s stories of people helped by the ACA; LOLGOP’s highlighting deceitful anti-ACA ads; and Charles Gaba on his own site tracking actual enrollment.
3. Anne’s beautiful photography (and writing)
Like this beautiful piece about a lesbian couple married in Ann Arbor last month.
With newsroom budgets still on the decline, this blog is one of the few places you can still find in-depth coverage of the big issues in our state. But we need your help to keep it up.
Here’s how you can give:
First, you can make your donation using the PayPal link below. You can change the amount if you wish. The default is $50, less than $1 per week — way less than you would spend on a newspaper subscription, and less than it would cost to buy even a gas station coffee once a week.
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