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Nov. 23, 2020  PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News   Omnibus A series of selected blogs from the Mackinaw Center   OPINION   A statement from Mackinac Center Policymakers responding to the serious health concerns posed by COVID-19 are still obliged to operate within the bounds of our American system of government. This

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Nov. 23, 2020  PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News   Governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags within the State Capitol Complex and upon all public buildings and grounds across the state of Michigan to be lowered to half-staff today, Monday, Nov. 23, 2020, in honor of Firefighter Michael Buitendorp who died in the line of duty

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Nov. 21, 2020  PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News   Meeting Summary Nov. 16, 2020: The Plymouth City Commission authorized the design phase for the 2021 Street Improvement Project at its regular meeting held via Zoom on Monday, Nov. 16. The authorization allows the City engineer to proceed with designs on

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Nov. 19, 2020  PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News   One day after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer set in place new COVID-19 restrictions, Plymouth Canton Community Schools Superintendent Monica Merritt announced that the school district will move to a fully-remote learning environment, effective almost immediately. Merritt said the changes will be effective

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Nov. 12, 2020  PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News   Special salute   Don Howard Staff Writer World War II veteran Gordon Macorkindale is a brand-new centenarian, who celebrated his 100th birthday in grand style just before Veterans Day. Macorkindale, whose birthday was Oct. 26, is known as “Corky” by his

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Nov. 6, 2020  PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News   Canton Police are asking for public assistance in identifying a bank robbery suspect. The robbery occurred at JP Morgan Chase Bank located at 45220 Michigan Ave. and Old Canton Center Road on Thursday at approximately 3:31 p.m. Police report the suspect

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Oct. 27, 2020  PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News   Should your kid go trick or treating? Like so many other beloved traditions, decisions about trick or treating this year are impacted by the threat of the COVID 19 pandemic as reported cases and deaths rise across the country. Parents throughout

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Oct. 23, 2020  PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News   Salem Springs threatens last stretch of green space between Detroit and Ann Arbor By:  Evan Stern Special Writer Since I started studying at the University of Michigan, I have become more and more familiar with Washtenaw County’s primarily rural character: its

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Oct. 23, 2020  PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Township News   A former term-limited District 20 State Representative (2010-2017). attorney and lawyer for 29 years, current Plymouth Township Supervisor Kurt Heise won an improbable write-in victory in 2016 over then incumbent Supervisor Shannon Price in a hard fought Plymouth Township Republican primary.

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Oct. 20, 2020  PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News   Members of the Plymouth-Canton Mayflower VFW Post 6695 and Auxiliary are sponsoring their annual scholarship program for any student in grades 6 through 12. There are no special qualifications, for the award, according to a prepared statement from the group. Students

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