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The Lucy Ann Lance Show, 1290 WLBY – Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Chelsea’s Jiffy Mix Expanding – Howdy Holmes, Chelsea Milling Company – Mabel White Holmes first created Jiffy Mix in 1930. Today her grandson is pouring $35 million into the Chelsea operation, as he prepares for future growth of the company.

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The Lucy Ann Lance Show, 1290 WLBY – Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Policy Makers Want Engaged Residents With Limits: Tom Ivacko, UM Ford School’s Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) – Most local government leaders in Michigan believe residents should provide input into policymaking, but relatively few think they should be deeply involved…

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The Lucy Ann Lance Show, 1290 WLBY – Monday, June 17, 2013

How the Government Rakes in Big Money with Student Loans – David Jesse, Higher Education Reporter, Detroit Free Press – The federal government projects a record $50 billion profit on student loans this year. So, how does it do that?

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The Lucy Ann Lance Show, 1290 WBY – Friday, June 14, 2013

Ann Arbor Board of Education Budget: Lone Dissent – Christine Stead, Vice President, Ann Arbor Board of Education – This week the Ann Arbor School Board approved the budget for the upcoming school year, and trustees did it without…

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The Lucy Ann Lance Show, 1290 WLBY – Thursday, June 13, 2013

Ypsilanti Author Publishes Book She First Wrote in High School: Barb Mattie, Katie’s mom; Katie Mattie, Author, M.A.J.I.C. and the Oracle of Delphi – As an Ypsilanti High School student Katie Mattie wondered if she and her friends had a superpower, what would it be?

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The Lucy Ann Lance Show, 1290 WLBY – Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Heroin in Washtenaw County – James Balmer, President, Dawn Farm – There have been eight overdoses from heroin in two days in the Ann Arbor area with one of those persons dying. What is going on?

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The Lucy Ann Lance Show, 1290 WLBY – Tuesday, June 11, 2013

The Value of Ann Arbor SPARK – Paul Krutko, President/CEO, Ann Arbor SPARK – What is the value of Ann Arbor SPARK? You can count it in jobs…

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The Lucy Ann Lance Show, 1290 WLBY – Monday, June 10, 2013

Former Ann Arbor School Board Members Counter School District on Budget – Kathy Griswold & Bob Rorke – As the Ann Arbor School Board grapples with budget decisions, two former trustees say they have a number of ideas on how to fix the fiscal crisis.

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The Lucy Ann Lance Show, 1290 WLBY – Friday, June 7, 2013

Fighting Fires and Budgets – Dave Heikkinen, DAY President; John Ichesco, Former Ypsilanti Fire Chief – In strained budget times, public safety departments are trying to find new ways to maintain services.

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The Lucy Ann Lance Show, 1290 WLBY – Thursday, June 6, 2013

Dexter Civil War Days at Gordon Hall – Tom Paup, Dexter Chamber/American Legion Post 557; Beverly Hill, Dexter Historical Society & Museum – Interact with history this weekend at the reenactment of the Michigan 4th in the Battle at the Wheatfield at Gettysburg.

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