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Advances in public health around the world are grounded in four areas: fluoridation, immunization, water purification and pasteurization. In the 1930s, the U.S. Public Health Service determined tooth decay “an urgent public health problem.” As part of NPR’s series on historical markers, Off the Mark, WGVU revisits Grand Rapids’ fluoride story with two dentists who lived it.
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The city council is making beach safety a priority this year
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The Detroit District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has begun dredging Holland’s outer harbor
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A popular Ottawa County beach will fully reopen to dogs and their owners this spring
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Owl spotting, no Historic Preservation Study Committee for John Ball Zoo, infants are sleeping safer in Kent County, and more state and West Michigan news.
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The Ottawa County Parks and Recreation Commission is kicking off its strategic planning process – and wants to hear from the community
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Andrew Blair Howard has been found guilty of federal misdemeanors, after he attempted to dredge the Platte River at the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
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CNN's top 24 places to visit in 2024 features Northwest Michigan
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Authorities have now determined that fifteen-hundred gallons of diesel fuel leaked from a cargo ship into Lake Michigan, after it was breached earlier this month
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Lisa Spaugh's 'EZ Beach Steps' gives lakefront property owners ability to adjust stairs as shoreline fluctuates