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Covid. A Coma. A Stroke. José Parlá Returns From the Edge.
“Surfaces, whether they’re walls or canvases or sculptural objects, work as palimpsests for him, and I think that’s where his practice as a writer, as a painter, these calligraphic, gestural marks have meaning,” said Michael Rooks, the curator of modern and contemporary art at the High Museum of Art, in Atlanta, and the curator of […]
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Trump’s Focus on 2020 Election Splits Michigan Republicans
SHELBY TOWNSHIP, Mich. — The shouting in the banquet hall erupted just minutes after the Macomb County Republican Party convention was called to order. In a room packed with about 500 people, Mark Forton, the county party chairman and a fierce ally of former President Donald J. Trump, began railing against the establishment Republicans in […]
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In Detroit, a Bet That Healthy Restaurants Can Help the City
DETROIT — April Anderson built Good Cakes and Bakes, her bakery on this city’s west side, by attracting customers to linger over cupcakes and cookies inside a 70-seat storefront on Livernois Avenue. “It worked for us,” she said, “until we had to close the doors on March 17, 2020.” But when it came to facing […]
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How The Trucker Protests Are Snarling the Auto Industry
“What people seem to not understand is that when that truck isn’t moving, they make no money,” Ms. Walker said, noting that drivers with certain types of cargo, such as some hazardous materials, are limited to crossing on the Ambassador Bridge. The slowdown in Canadian trade will disproportionately affect New York, Michigan and Ohio, said […]
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What to Know About the Canada Trucker Protests
Truck drivers protesting vaccine mandates are parking their rigs in the middle of intersections in Canadian cities, blocking traffic and, in some places, bringing daily life and business to a standstill. Mayor Jim Watson of Ottawa said, “We’re in the midst of a serious emergency, the most serious emergency our city has ever faced.” The […]
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Schools Are Closing Classrooms on Fridays. Parents Are Furious.
But, she said, teaching during the pandemic has been awful. “You have to think about not just trying to teach, but to stay safe as well,” she said, adding, “everything just can’t fall on the plate of a teacher.” Research shows that disruptions during the pandemic led to students falling behind in math and reading, […]
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