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  • Benton Harbor, Michigan -- Tuesday, June 11, 2019<br />
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Vera Edwards poses for a portrait with her 16-year-old daughter Breyana McGee, who will be a senior at Benton Harbor High School in the fall, outside of their home.<br />
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who took office in January 2019, has proposed to close Benton Harbor High School, the only high school in the predominantly black city of Benton Harbor, Michigan. The community’s school board must vote this week on a plan to close the school, which would send its high school students to predominantly white schools.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Ann Arbor, Michigan -- December 2019<br />
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Jeff Alson, a former Senior Engineer and Policy Advisor at the EPA, poses for a portrait at the University of Michigan’s battery laboratory where researchers evaluate technologies for electric and hybrid vehicles  in Ann Arbor, Michigan. After 40 years at the EPA, Alson, who helped develop car greenhouse gas standards, left when the Trump Administration’s fuel economy analysis and policy ignored decades of research. Alson now serves on the advisory board for University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Ann Arbor, Michigan -- December 2019<br />
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Jeff Alson, a former Senior Engineer and Policy Advisor at the EPA, poses for a portrait at the University of Michigan’s Lay Automotive Laboratory where researchers evaluate engine technologies in Ann Arbor, Michigan. After 40 years at the EPA, Alson, who helped develop car greenhouse gas standards, left when the Trump Administration’s fuel economy analysis and policy ignored decades of research. Alson now serves on the advisory board for University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Ann Arbor, Michigan -- December 2019<br />
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Jeff Alson, a former Senior Engineer and Policy Advisor at the EPA, poses for a portrait at the University of Michigan’s Lay Automotive Laboratory where researchers evaluate engine technologies in Ann Arbor, Michigan. After 40 years at the EPA, Alson, who helped develop car greenhouse gas standards, left when the Trump Administration’s fuel economy analysis and policy ignored decades of research. Alson now serves on the advisory board for University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Ann Arbor, Michigan -- December 2019<br />
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Holding a lithium-ion battery similar to those used in automotive engines, Jeff Alson, a former Senior Engineer and Policy Advisor at the EPA, poses for a portrait at the University of Michigan’s battery laboratory where researchers evaluate technologies for electric and hybrid vehicles  in Ann Arbor, Michigan. After 40 years at the EPA, Alson, who helped develop car greenhouse gas standards, left when the Trump Administration’s fuel economy analysis and policy ignored decades of research. Alson now serves on the advisory board for University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Ann Arbor, Michigan -- December 2019<br />
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Holding a lithium-ion battery similar to those used in automotive engines, Jeff Alson, a former Senior Engineer and Policy Advisor at the EPA, poses for a portrait at the University of Michigan’s battery laboratory where researchers evaluate technologies for electric and hybrid vehicles  in Ann Arbor, Michigan. After 40 years at the EPA, Alson, who helped develop car greenhouse gas standards, left when the Trump Administration’s fuel economy analysis and policy ignored decades of research. Alson now serves on the advisory board for University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Ann Arbor, Michigan -- December 2019<br />
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Holding a lithium-ion battery similar to those used in automotive engines, Jeff Alson, a former Senior Engineer and Policy Advisor at the EPA, poses for a portrait at the University of Michigan’s battery laboratory where researchers evaluate technologies for electric and hybrid vehicles  in Ann Arbor, Michigan. After 40 years at the EPA, Alson, who helped develop car greenhouse gas standards, left when the Trump Administration’s fuel economy analysis and policy ignored decades of research. Alson now serves on the advisory board for University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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    2019-SciAlson-2836.JPG
  • Ann Arbor, Michigan -- December 2019<br />
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Jeff Alson, a former Senior Engineer and Policy Advisor at the EPA, poses for a portrait at the University of Michigan’s battery laboratory where researchers evaluate technologies for electric and hybrid vehicles  in Ann Arbor, Michigan. After 40 years at the EPA, Alson, who helped develop car greenhouse gas standards, left when the Trump Administration’s fuel economy analysis and policy ignored decades of research. Alson now serves on the advisory board for University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Ann Arbor, Michigan -- December 2019<br />
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Jeff Alson, a former Senior Engineer and Policy Advisor at the EPA, poses for a portrait at the University of Michigan’s battery laboratory where researchers evaluate technologies for electric and hybrid vehicles  in Ann Arbor, Michigan. After 40 years at the EPA, Alson, who helped develop car greenhouse gas standards, left when the Trump Administration’s fuel economy analysis and policy ignored decades of research. Alson now serves on the advisory board for University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Ann Arbor, Michigan -- December 2019<br />
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Jeff Alson, a former Senior Engineer and Policy Advisor at the EPA, poses for a portrait at the University of Michigan’s battery laboratory where researchers evaluate technologies for electric and hybrid vehicles  in Ann Arbor, Michigan. After 40 years at the EPA, Alson, who helped develop car greenhouse gas standards, left when the Trump Administration’s fuel economy analysis and policy ignored decades of research. Alson now serves on the advisory board for University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Ann Arbor, Michigan -- December 2019<br />
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Jeff Alson, a former Senior Engineer and Policy Advisor at the EPA, poses for a portrait at the University of Michigan’s battery laboratory where researchers evaluate technologies for electric and hybrid vehicles  in Ann Arbor, Michigan. After 40 years at the EPA, Alson, who helped develop car greenhouse gas standards, left when the Trump Administration’s fuel economy analysis and policy ignored decades of research. Alson now serves on the advisory board for University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Ann Arbor, Michigan -- December 2019<br />
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Jeff Alson, a former Senior Engineer and Policy Advisor at the EPA, poses for a portrait at the University of Michigan’s Lay Automotive Laboratory where researchers evaluate engine technologies in Ann Arbor, Michigan. After 40 years at the EPA, Alson, who helped develop car greenhouse gas standards, left when the Trump Administration’s fuel economy analysis and policy ignored decades of research. Alson now serves on the advisory board for University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Ann Arbor, Michigan -- December 2019<br />
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Jeff Alson, a former Senior Engineer and Policy Advisor at the EPA, poses for a portrait at the University of Michigan’s Lay Automotive Laboratory where researchers evaluate engine technologies in Ann Arbor, Michigan. After 40 years at the EPA, Alson, who helped develop car greenhouse gas standards, left when the Trump Administration’s fuel economy analysis and policy ignored decades of research. Alson now serves on the advisory board for University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Ann Arbor, Michigan -- December 2019<br />
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Jeff Alson, a former Senior Engineer and Policy Advisor at the EPA, poses for a portrait at the University of Michigan’s Lay Automotive Laboratory where researchers evaluate engine technologies in Ann Arbor, Michigan. After 40 years at the EPA, Alson, who helped develop car greenhouse gas standards, left when the Trump Administration’s fuel economy analysis and policy ignored decades of research. Alson now serves on the advisory board for University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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    2019-SciAlson-2665.JPG
  • Ann Arbor, Michigan -- December 2019<br />
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Jeff Alson, a former Senior Engineer and Policy Advisor at the EPA, poses for a portrait at the University of Michigan’s Lay Automotive Laboratory where researchers evaluate engine technologies in Ann Arbor, Michigan. After 40 years at the EPA, Alson, who helped develop car greenhouse gas standards, left when the Trump Administration’s fuel economy analysis and policy ignored decades of research. Alson now serves on the advisory board for University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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    2019-SciAlson-2662.JPG
  • Ann Arbor, Michigan -- December 2019<br />
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Jeff Alson, a former Senior Engineer and Policy Advisor at the EPA, poses for a portrait at the University of Michigan’s Lay Automotive Laboratory where researchers evaluate engine technologies in Ann Arbor, Michigan. After 40 years at the EPA, Alson, who helped develop car greenhouse gas standards, left when the Trump Administration’s fuel economy analysis and policy ignored decades of research. Alson now serves on the advisory board for University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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    2019-SciAlson-2656.JPG
  • Ann Arbor, Michigan -- December 2019<br />
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Jeff Alson, a former Senior Engineer and Policy Advisor at the EPA, poses for a portrait at the University of Michigan’s Lay Automotive Laboratory where researchers evaluate engine technologies in Ann Arbor, Michigan. After 40 years at the EPA, Alson, who helped develop car greenhouse gas standards, left when the Trump Administration’s fuel economy analysis and policy ignored decades of research. Alson now serves on the advisory board for University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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    2019-SciAlson-2600.JPG
  • Ann Arbor, Michigan -- December 2019<br />
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Jeff Alson, a former Senior Engineer and Policy Advisor at the EPA, poses for a portrait at the University of Michigan’s Lay Automotive Laboratory where researchers evaluate engine technologies in Ann Arbor, Michigan. After 40 years at the EPA, Alson, who helped develop car greenhouse gas standards, left when the Trump Administration’s fuel economy analysis and policy ignored decades of research. Alson now serves on the advisory board for University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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    2019-SciAlson-2599.JPG
  • Ann Arbor, Michigan -- December 2019<br />
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Jeff Alson, a former Senior Engineer and Policy Advisor at the EPA, poses for a portrait at the University of Michigan’s Lay Automotive Laboratory where researchers evaluate engine technologies in Ann Arbor, Michigan. After 40 years at the EPA, Alson, who helped develop car greenhouse gas standards, left when the Trump Administration’s fuel economy analysis and policy ignored decades of research. Alson now serves on the advisory board for University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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    2019-SciAlson-2541.JPG
  • Ann Arbor, Michigan -- December 2019<br />
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Jeff Alson, a former Senior Engineer and Policy Advisor at the EPA, poses for a portrait at the University of Michigan’s Lay Automotive Laboratory where researchers evaluate engine technologies in Ann Arbor, Michigan. After 40 years at the EPA, Alson, who helped develop car greenhouse gas standards, left when the Trump Administration’s fuel economy analysis and policy ignored decades of research. Alson now serves on the advisory board for University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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    2019-SciAlson-2517.JPG
  • Ann Arbor, Michigan -- December 2019<br />
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Jeff Alson, a former Senior Engineer and Policy Advisor at the EPA, poses for a portrait at the University of Michigan’s Lay Automotive Laboratory where researchers evaluate engine technologies in Ann Arbor, Michigan. After 40 years at the EPA, Alson, who helped develop car greenhouse gas standards, left when the Trump Administration’s fuel economy analysis and policy ignored decades of research. Alson now serves on the advisory board for University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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    2019-SciAlson-2514.JPG
  • Ann Arbor, Michigan -- December 2019<br />
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Jeff Alson, a former Senior Engineer and Policy Advisor at the EPA, poses for a portrait at the University of Michigan’s Lay Automotive Laboratory where researchers evaluate engine technologies in Ann Arbor, Michigan. After 40 years at the EPA, Alson, who helped develop car greenhouse gas standards, left when the Trump Administration’s fuel economy analysis and policy ignored decades of research. Alson now serves on the advisory board for University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Benton Harbor, Michigan -- Tuesday, June 11, 2019<br />
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Boys play basketball at Union Park in Benton Harbor, Michigan.<br />
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who took office in January 2019, has proposed to close Benton Harbor High School, the only high school in the predominantly black city of Benton Harbor, Michigan. The community’s school board must vote this week on a plan to close the school, which would send its high school students to predominantly white schools.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Benton Harbor, Michigan -- Tuesday, June 11, 2019<br />
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Mayor Marcus Muhammad speaks with a local television station outside of the Benton Harbor City Hall before traveling to hold a press conference near the Michigan governor's office in Lansing.<br />
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who took office in January 2019, has proposed to close Benton Harbor High School, the only high school in the predominantly black city of Benton Harbor, Michigan. The community’s school board must vote this week on a plan to close the school, which would send its high school students to predominantly white schools.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Benton Harbor, Michigan -- Tuesday, June 11, 2019<br />
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Mayor Marcus Muhammad speaks with a local television station outside of the Benton Harbor City Hall before traveling to hold a press conference near the Michigan governor's office in Lansing.<br />
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who took office in January 2019, has proposed to close Benton Harbor High School, the only high school in the predominantly black city of Benton Harbor, Michigan. The community’s school board must vote this week on a plan to close the school, which would send its high school students to predominantly white schools.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Benton Harbor, Michigan -- Tuesday, June 11, 2019<br />
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Mayor Marcus Muhammad stands outside of the Benton Harbor City Hall before traveling to hold a press conference near the Michigan governor's office in Lansing.<br />
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who took office in January 2019, has proposed to close Benton Harbor High School, the only high school in the predominantly black city of Benton Harbor, Michigan. The community’s school board must vote this week on a plan to close the school, which would send its high school students to predominantly white schools.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Benton Harbor, Michigan -- Tuesday, June 11, 2019<br />
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Mayor Marcus Muhammad poses for a portrait outside of the Benton Harbor City Hall before traveling to hold a press conference near the Michigan governor's office in Lansing.<br />
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who took office in January 2019, has proposed to close Benton Harbor High School, the only high school in the predominantly black city of Benton Harbor, Michigan. The community’s school board must vote this week on a plan to close the school, which would send its high school students to predominantly white schools.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Benton Harbor, Michigan -- Tuesday, June 11, 2019<br />
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Mayor Marcus Muhammad poses for a portrait outside of the Benton Harbor City Hall before traveling to hold a press conference near the Michigan governor's office in Lansing.<br />
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who took office in January 2019, has proposed to close Benton Harbor High School, the only high school in the predominantly black city of Benton Harbor, Michigan. The community’s school board must vote this week on a plan to close the school, which would send its high school students to predominantly white schools.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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    2019-BentonHarbor-3046.JPG
  • Benton Harbor, Michigan -- Tuesday, June 11, 2019<br />
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Mayor Marcus Muhammad poses for a portrait outside of the Benton Harbor City Hall before traveling to hold a press conference near the Michigan governor's office in Lansing.<br />
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who took office in January 2019, has proposed to close Benton Harbor High School, the only high school in the predominantly black city of Benton Harbor, Michigan. The community’s school board must vote this week on a plan to close the school, which would send its high school students to predominantly white schools.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Benton Harbor, Michigan -- Tuesday, June 11, 2019<br />
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From left, Corleaon Porter, 14, his brother Trevion Porter, 13, and Derrian Mitchell, 11, goof around while playing basketball at Union Park in Benton Harbor, Michigan. Corleaon Porter will be a sophomore at Benton Harbor High School in the fall.<br />
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who took office in January 2019, has proposed to close Benton Harbor High School, the only high school in the predominantly black city of Benton Harbor, Michigan. The community’s school board must vote this week on a plan to close the school, which would send its high school students to predominantly white schools.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Midland, Michigan -- Friday, February 28, 2020<br />
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Robby Lamas, who works at the GM Powertrain Bay City Plant, checks for South Carolina primary results as he spends time with his family, including his 8-month-old niece Waylynn Lamas and his girlfriend Alyssa Scharich at his parents’ home in Midland, Michigan. GM was once a major employer in the region. While Lamas followed in the footsteps of his father and maternal grandfather, he considers himself lucky to have the job. He’s the youngest person at the Bay City plant by ten years.<br />
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In the 2016 election, the long Democratic-leaning and union-supporting Bay County voted to elected Donald Trump. <br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Midland, Michigan -- Friday, February 28, 2020<br />
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Robby Lamas, who works at the GM Powertrain Bay City Plant, spends time with his family, including his 8-month-old niece Waylynn Lamas and his mother Margie Lamas at her home in Midland, Michigan. GM was once a major employer in the region. While Lamas followed in the footsteps of his father and maternal grandfather, he considers himself lucky to have the job. He’s the youngest person at the Bay City plant by ten years.<br />
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In the 2016 election, the long Democratic-leaning and union-supporting Bay County voted to elected Donald Trump. <br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Midland, Michigan -- Friday, February 28, 2020<br />
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Robby Lamas, who works at the GM Powertrain Bay City Plant, spends time with his family, including his 8-month-old niece Waylynn Lamas and his mother Margie Lamas at her home in Midland, Michigan. GM was once a major employer in the region. While Lamas followed in the footsteps of his father and maternal grandfather, he considers himself lucky to have the job. He’s the youngest person at the Bay City plant by ten years.<br />
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In the 2016 election, the long Democratic-leaning and union-supporting Bay County voted to elected Donald Trump. <br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Benton Harbor, Michigan -- Tuesday, June 11, 2019<br />
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The Benton Harbor High School band leads a Peace Day march, which marks the end of the academic year. The students were calling for their school to be saved.<br />
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who took office in January 2019, has proposed to close Benton Harbor High School, the only high school in the predominantly black city of Benton Harbor, Michigan. The community’s school board must vote this week on a plan to close the school, which would send its high school students to predominantly white schools.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Benton Harbor, Michigan -- Tuesday, June 11, 2019<br />
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Benton Harbor High School cheerleaders lead a Peace Day march, which marks the end of the academic year. The students were calling for their school to be saved.<br />
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who took office in January 2019, has proposed to close Benton Harbor High School, the only high school in the predominantly black city of Benton Harbor, Michigan. The community’s school board must vote this week on a plan to close the school, which would send its high school students to predominantly white schools.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Benton Harbor, Michigan -- Tuesday, June 11, 2019<br />
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Students gather for a at Broadway Park during a Peace Day march, which marks the end of the academic year. The students were calling for their school to be saved.<br />
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who took office in January 2019, has proposed to close Benton Harbor High School, the only high school in the predominantly black city of Benton Harbor, Michigan. The community’s school board must vote this week on a plan to close the school, which would send its high school students to predominantly white schools.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Benton Harbor, Michigan -- Tuesday, June 11, 2019<br />
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Students -- including at right 18-year-old Ezra Love, who graduated last week -- dance during a Peace Day march, which marks the end of the academic year. The students were calling for their school to be saved.<br />
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who took office in January 2019, has proposed to close Benton Harbor High School, the only high school in the predominantly black city of Benton Harbor, Michigan. The community’s school board must vote this week on a plan to close the school, which would send its high school students to predominantly white schools.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Benton Harbor, Michigan -- Tuesday, June 11, 2019<br />
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Members of the Benton Harbor High School flag team lead the school in a Peace Day march, which marks the end of the academic year. The students were calling for their school to be saved.<br />
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who took office in January 2019, has proposed to close Benton Harbor High School, the only high school in the predominantly black city of Benton Harbor, Michigan. The community’s school board must vote this week on a plan to close the school, which would send its high school students to predominantly white schools.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Benton Harbor, Michigan -- Tuesday, June 11, 2019<br />
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On the last day of school, Benton Harbor High School students stand in front of the building, calling for the school to be saved.<br />
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who took office in January 2019, has proposed to close Benton Harbor High School, the only high school in the predominantly black city of Benton Harbor, Michigan. The community’s school board must vote this week on a plan to close the school, which would send its high school students to predominantly white schools.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Benton Harbor, Michigan -- Tuesday, June 11, 2019<br />
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A student walks to Benton Harbor High School on the last day of school.<br />
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who took office in January 2019, has proposed to close Benton Harbor High School, the only high school in the predominantly black city of Benton Harbor, Michigan. The community’s school board must vote this week on a plan to close the school, which would send its high school students to predominantly white schools.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Benton Harbor, Michigan -- Tuesday, June 11, 2019<br />
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who took office in January 2019, has proposed to close Benton Harbor High School, the only high school in the predominantly black city of Benton Harbor, Michigan. The community’s school board must vote this week on a plan to close the school, which would send its high school students to predominantly white schools.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Benton Harbor, Michigan -- Tuesday, June 11, 2019<br />
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who took office in January 2019, has proposed to close Benton Harbor High School, the only high school in the predominantly black city of Benton Harbor, Michigan. The community’s school board must vote this week on a plan to close the school, which would send its high school students to predominantly white schools.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Benton Harbor, Michigan -- Tuesday, June 11, 2019<br />
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Benton Harbor school board treasurer Denise Whatley-Seats listens as residents voice concerns about closing Benton Harbor High School.<br />
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who took office in January 2019, has proposed to close Benton Harbor High School, the only high school in the predominantly black city of Benton Harbor, Michigan. The community’s school board must vote this week on a plan to close the school, which would send its high school students to predominantly white schools.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Benton Harbor, Michigan -- Tuesday, June 11, 2019<br />
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Berrien County Commissioner Mamie Yarbrough speaks to the Benton Harbor school board during a meeting in which residents voice their concerns about closing Benton Harbor High School. Several members of Yarbrough's family, including her mother, siblings and daughter, graduated from the school.<br />
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who took office in January 2019, has proposed to close Benton Harbor High School, the only high school in the predominantly black city of Benton Harbor, Michigan. The community’s school board must vote this week on a plan to close the school, which would send its high school students to predominantly white schools.<br />
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  • Benton Harbor, Michigan -- Tuesday, June 11, 2019<br />
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A Benton Harbor High School hops onto the bus at the end of the school year.<br />
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who took office in January 2019, has proposed to close Benton Harbor High School, the only high school in the predominantly black city of Benton Harbor, Michigan. The community’s school board must vote this week on a plan to close the school, which would send its high school students to predominantly white schools.<br />
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  • Benton Harbor, Michigan -- Tuesday, June 11, 2019<br />
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Cameron Gordon, 16, hugs Danyell Ewing, 15, at the end of the school year. Gordon will be a junior in the fall and Ewing a sophomore.<br />
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who took office in January 2019, has proposed to close Benton Harbor High School, the only high school in the predominantly black city of Benton Harbor, Michigan. The community’s school board must vote this week on a plan to close the school, which would send its high school students to predominantly white schools.<br />
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  • Benton Harbor, Michigan -- Tuesday, June 11, 2019<br />
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Fourteen-year-old A’Breja Johnson, who will be a sophomore in the fall, packs up her locker on the last day of the academic year.<br />
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who took office in January 2019, has proposed to close Benton Harbor High School, the only high school in the predominantly black city of Benton Harbor, Michigan. The community’s school board must vote this week on a plan to close the school, which would send its high school students to predominantly white schools.<br />
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  • Benton Harbor, Michigan -- Tuesday, June 11, 2019<br />
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who took office in January 2019, has proposed to close Benton Harbor High School, the only high school in the predominantly black city of Benton Harbor, Michigan. The community’s school board must vote this week on a plan to close the school, which would send its high school students to predominantly white schools.<br />
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  • Benton Harbor, Michigan -- Tuesday, June 11, 2019<br />
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Students gather for a at Broadway Park during a Peace Day march, which marks the end of the academic year. The students were calling for their school to be saved.<br />
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who took office in January 2019, has proposed to close Benton Harbor High School, the only high school in the predominantly black city of Benton Harbor, Michigan. The community’s school board must vote this week on a plan to close the school, which would send its high school students to predominantly white schools.<br />
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  • Benton Harbor, Michigan -- Tuesday, June 11, 2019<br />
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Students -- including at right 18-year-old Ezra Love, who graduated last week -- prays during a Peace Day march, which marks the end of the academic year. The students were calling for their school to be saved.<br />
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who took office in January 2019, has proposed to close Benton Harbor High School, the only high school in the predominantly black city of Benton Harbor, Michigan. The community’s school board must vote this week on a plan to close the school, which would send its high school students to predominantly white schools.<br />
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  • Benton Harbor, Michigan -- Tuesday, June 11, 2019<br />
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Students -- including 16-year-old Lawrence Cohn, who will be a senior in the fall -- dance during a Peace Day march, which marks the end of the academic year. The students were calling for their school to be saved.<br />
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who took office in January 2019, has proposed to close Benton Harbor High School, the only high school in the predominantly black city of Benton Harbor, Michigan. The community’s school board must vote this week on a plan to close the school, which would send its high school students to predominantly white schools.<br />
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  • Benton Harbor, Michigan -- Tuesday, June 11, 2019<br />
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Benton Harbor High School principal Lanada Avinger walks along students during a Peace Day march, which marks the end of the academic year. The students were calling for their school to be saved.<br />
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who took office in January 2019, has proposed to close Benton Harbor High School, the only high school in the predominantly black city of Benton Harbor, Michigan. The community’s school board must vote this week on a plan to close the school, which would send its high school students to predominantly white schools.<br />
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  • Benton Harbor, Michigan -- Tuesday, June 11, 2019<br />
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On the last day of school, Benton Harbor High School students gather for a moment of silence for loved ones they've lost.<br />
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who took office in January 2019, has proposed to close Benton Harbor High School, the only high school in the predominantly black city of Benton Harbor, Michigan. The community’s school board must vote this week on a plan to close the school, which would send its high school students to predominantly white schools.<br />
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  • Benton Harbor, Michigan -- Tuesday, June 11, 2019<br />
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On the last day of school, Benton Harbor High School students stand in front of the building, calling for the school to be saved.<br />
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who took office in January 2019, has proposed to close Benton Harbor High School, the only high school in the predominantly black city of Benton Harbor, Michigan. The community’s school board must vote this week on a plan to close the school, which would send its high school students to predominantly white schools.<br />
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  • Benton Harbor, Michigan -- Tuesday, June 11, 2019<br />
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Benton Harbor High School students pass a school mascot in the hallway on the last day of the academic year.<br />
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who took office in January 2019, has proposed to close Benton Harbor High School, the only high school in the predominantly black city of Benton Harbor, Michigan. The community’s school board must vote this week on a plan to close the school, which would send its high school students to predominantly white schools.<br />
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  • Benton Harbor, Michigan -- Tuesday, June 11, 2019<br />
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A school bus passes through a spot of light in a neighborhood just south of Benton Harbor High School.<br />
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who took office in January 2019, has proposed to close Benton Harbor High School, the only high school in the predominantly black city of Benton Harbor, Michigan. The community’s school board must vote this week on a plan to close the school, which would send its high school students to predominantly white schools.<br />
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  • Benton Harbor, Michigan -- Tuesday, June 11, 2019<br />
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Cars pass a Benton Harbor High School sign at the edge of town.<br />
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who took office in January 2019, has proposed to close Benton Harbor High School, the only high school in the predominantly black city of Benton Harbor, Michigan. The community’s school board must vote this week on a plan to close the school, which would send its high school students to predominantly white schools.<br />
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  • Benton Harbor, Michigan -- Tuesday, June 11, 2019<br />
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A man runs on the track at Benton Harbor High School.<br />
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who took office in January 2019, has proposed to close Benton Harbor High School, the only high school in the predominantly black city of Benton Harbor, Michigan. The community’s school board must vote this week on a plan to close the school, which would send its high school students to predominantly white schools.<br />
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  • Benton Harbor, Michigan -- Tuesday, June 11, 2019<br />
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Breyana McGee, who will be a senior at Benton Harbor High School in the fall, poses for a portrait outside of her home.<br />
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who took office in January 2019, has proposed to close Benton Harbor High School, the only high school in the predominantly black city of Benton Harbor, Michigan. The community’s school board must vote this week on a plan to close the school, which would send its high school students to predominantly white schools.<br />
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  • Benton Harbor, Michigan -- Tuesday, June 11, 2019<br />
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Breyana McGee, who will be a senior at Benton Harbor High School in the fall, poses for a portrait outside of her home.<br />
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who took office in January 2019, has proposed to close Benton Harbor High School, the only high school in the predominantly black city of Benton Harbor, Michigan. The community’s school board must vote this week on a plan to close the school, which would send its high school students to predominantly white schools.<br />
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  • Benton Harbor, Michigan -- Tuesday, June 11, 2019<br />
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Vera Edwards watches her 16-year-old daughter Breyana McGee, who will be a senior at Benton Harbor High School in the fall, as she speaks to a reporter outside of their home.<br />
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who took office in January 2019, has proposed to close Benton Harbor High School, the only high school in the predominantly black city of Benton Harbor, Michigan. The community’s school board must vote this week on a plan to close the school, which would send its high school students to predominantly white schools.<br />
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  • Benton Harbor, Michigan -- Tuesday, June 11, 2019<br />
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Elnora Gavin, a former business management instructor at Benton Harbor High School, speaks with the area schools board as she and other residents voice their concerns about closing Benton Harbor High School.<br />
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who took office in January 2019, has proposed to close Benton Harbor High School, the only high school in the predominantly black city of Benton Harbor, Michigan. The community’s school board must vote this week on a plan to close the school, which would send its high school students to predominantly white schools.<br />
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  • Benton Harbor, Michigan -- Tuesday, June 11, 2019<br />
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Reinaldo Tripplett, a former principal of Benton Harbor High School, turns to speak with other residents as they voice their concerns about closing Benton Harbor High School to the area schools board.<br />
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who took office in January 2019, has proposed to close Benton Harbor High School, the only high school in the predominantly black city of Benton Harbor, Michigan. The community’s school board must vote this week on a plan to close the school, which would send its high school students to predominantly white schools.<br />
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  • Benton Harbor, Michigan -- Tuesday, June 11, 2019<br />
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In a packed gymnasium during a Benton Harbor Area Schools board meeting, residents listen to concerns about closing Benton Harbor High School.<br />
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who took office in January 2019, has proposed to close Benton Harbor High School, the only high school in the predominantly black city of Benton Harbor, Michigan. The community’s school board must vote this week on a plan to close the school, which would send its high school students to predominantly white schools.<br />
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  • Benton Harbor, Michigan -- Tuesday, June 11, 2019<br />
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Benton Harbor school board member Lue Buchana speaks with a resident as he voices his concerns about closing Benton Harbor High School.<br />
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who took office in January 2019, has proposed to close Benton Harbor High School, the only high school in the predominantly black city of Benton Harbor, Michigan. The community’s school board must vote this week on a plan to close the school, which would send its high school students to predominantly white schools.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Benton Harbor, Michigan -- Tuesday, June 11, 2019<br />
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Berrien County Commissioner Mamie Yarbrough participates in the pledge of allegiance before a school board meeting in which residents voice their concerns about closing Benton Harbor High School. Several members of Yarbrough's family, including her mother, siblings and daughter, graduated from the school.<br />
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who took office in January 2019, has proposed to close Benton Harbor High School, the only high school in the predominantly black city of Benton Harbor, Michigan. The community’s school board must vote this week on a plan to close the school, which would send its high school students to predominantly white schools.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • EDITORS: THIS IS THE OLD SITE, BUT I COULD NOT CONFIRM THAT THE CONCRETE IS PART OF THE OLD BUILDING <br />
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Rockford, Michigan -- Monday, Oct. 23, 2017<br />
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Little remains at the site where a Wolverine shoe factory once stood in Rockford, Michigan. <br />
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Toxic leather scraps, the relics of a Hush Puppies shoe factory, have been buried for decades in the soil in Belmont, Illinois near Rockford, and new test results show that waterproofing chemicals in those scraps have tainted the area’s drinking water. <br />
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Romulus, Michigan -- Thursday, February 27, 2020<br />
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Travelers wait for flights at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport outside of Detroit, Michigan on Thursday, February 27, 2020.<br />
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Romulus, Michigan -- Thursday, February 27, 2020<br />
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Travelers wait for flights at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport outside of Detroit, Michigan on Thursday, February 27, 2020.<br />
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Romulus, Michigan -- Thursday, February 27, 2020<br />
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Wearing a mask, a man cleans the floor at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport outside of Detroit, Michigan on Thursday, February 27, 2020.<br />
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  • Midland, Michigan -- Friday, February 28, 2020<br />
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Robby Lamas, who works at the GM Powertrain Bay City Plant, spends time with his family, including, from left, his brother Cruz Lamas with Larissa Wilson and their 8-month-old niece Waylynn Lamas and his mother Margie Lamas at her home in Midland, Michigan. GM was once a major employer in the region. While Lamas followed in the footsteps of his father and maternal grandfather, he considers himself lucky to have the job. He’s the youngest person at the Bay City plant by ten years.<br />
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In the 2016 election, the long Democratic-leaning and union-supporting Bay County voted to elected Donald Trump. <br />
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  • Midland, Michigan -- Friday, February 28, 2020<br />
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Robby Lamas, who works at the GM Powertrain Bay City Plant, spends time with his family, including his 8-month-old niece Waylynn Lamas and his mother Margie Lamas at her home in Midland, Michigan. GM was once a major employer in the region. While Lamas followed in the footsteps of his father and maternal grandfather, he considers himself lucky to have the job. He’s the youngest person at the Bay City plant by ten years.<br />
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In the 2016 election, the long Democratic-leaning and union-supporting Bay County voted to elected Donald Trump. <br />
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  • Midland, Michigan -- Friday, February 28, 2020<br />
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Robby Lamas, who works at the GM Powertrain Bay City Plant, spends time with his family, including his 5-year-old twin nephews Miguel Canales and Richard Canales, at left, at his parents’ home in Midland, Michigan. GM was once a major employer in the region. While Lamas followed in the footsteps of his father and maternal grandfather, he considers himself lucky to have the job. He’s the youngest person at the Bay City plant by ten years.<br />
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In the 2016 election, the long Democratic-leaning and union-supporting Bay County voted to elected Donald Trump. <br />
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  • Midland, Michigan -- Friday, February 28, 2020<br />
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Robby Lamas, who works at the GM Powertrain Bay City Plant, checks for South Carolina primary results as he spends time with his family, including his 8-month-old niece Waylynn Lamas and his girlfriend Alyssa Scharich at his parents’ home in Midland, Michigan. GM was once a major employer in the region. While Lamas followed in the footsteps of his father and maternal grandfather, he considers himself lucky to have the job. He’s the youngest person at the Bay City plant by ten years.<br />
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In the 2016 election, the long Democratic-leaning and union-supporting Bay County voted to elected Donald Trump. <br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Midland, Michigan -- Friday, February 28, 2020<br />
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Robby Lamas, who works at the GM Powertrain Bay City Plant, spends time with his family, including his 8-month-old niece Waylynn Lamas at his parents’ home in Midland, Michigan. GM was once a major employer in the region. While Lamas followed in the footsteps of his father and maternal grandfather, he considers himself lucky to have the job. He’s the youngest person at the Bay City plant by ten years.<br />
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In the 2016 election, the long Democratic-leaning and union-supporting Bay County voted to elected Donald Trump. <br />
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  • Bay City, Michigan -- Friday, February 28, 2020<br />
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New York Times Deputy Managing Editor Rebecca Blumenstein says goodbye to her parents Ruth and Harold Blumenstein at their home in Bay City, Michigan.<br />
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In the 2016 election, the long Democratic-leaning and union-supporting Bay County voted to elected Donald Trump. <br />
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  • Bay City, Michigan -- Friday, February 28, 2020<br />
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New York Times Deputy Managing Editor Rebecca Blumenstein says goodbye to her parents Ruth and Harold Blumenstein at their home in Bay City, Michigan.<br />
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In the 2016 election, the long Democratic-leaning and union-supporting Bay County voted to elected Donald Trump. <br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Midland, Michigan -- Friday, February 28, 2020<br />
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Robby Lamas, who works at the GM Powertrain Bay City Plant, spends time with his family, including his 8-month-old niece Waylynn Lamas and his mother Margie Lamas at her home in Midland, Michigan. GM was once a major employer in the region. While Lamas followed in the footsteps of his father and maternal grandfather, he considers himself lucky to have the job. He’s the youngest person at the Bay City plant by ten years.<br />
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In the 2016 election, the long Democratic-leaning and union-supporting Bay County voted to elected Donald Trump. <br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Midland, Michigan -- Friday, February 28, 2020<br />
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Robby Lamas, who works at the GM Powertrain Bay City Plant, spends time with his family, including his 8-month-old niece Waylynn Lamas and his mother Margie Lamas at her home in Midland, Michigan. GM was once a major employer in the region. While Lamas followed in the footsteps of his father and maternal grandfather, he considers himself lucky to have the job. He’s the youngest person at the Bay City plant by ten years.<br />
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In the 2016 election, the long Democratic-leaning and union-supporting Bay County voted to elected Donald Trump. <br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Midland, Michigan -- Friday, February 28, 2020<br />
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Robby Lamas, who works at the GM Powertrain Bay City Plant, spends time with his family, including his 8-month-old niece Waylynn Lamas and his girlfriend Alyssa Scharich at his parents’ home in Midland, Michigan. GM was once a major employer in the region. While Lamas followed in the footsteps of his father and maternal grandfather, he considers himself lucky to have the job. He’s the youngest person at the Bay City plant by ten years.<br />
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In the 2016 election, the long Democratic-leaning and union-supporting Bay County voted to elected Donald Trump. <br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Bay City, Michigan -- Friday, February 28, 2020<br />
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Bills litter the floor of a closed storefront in downtown Bay City, Michigan.<br />
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In the 2016 election, the long Democratic-leaning and union-supporting Bay County voted to elected Donald Trump. <br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Bay City, Michigan -- Friday, February 28, 2020<br />
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Bills litter the floor of a closed storefront in downtown Bay City, Michigan.<br />
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In the 2016 election, the long Democratic-leaning and union-supporting Bay County voted to elected Donald Trump. <br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Saginaw, Michigan -- Saturday, February 29, 2020<br />
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Jasmin Brookins, 18, runs a beauty shop out of her parents’ basement in Saginaw, Michigan. Brookins, who is currently attending a cosmetology school, plans to attend Delta College to study business before opening her own storefront. Brookins’ father Jeffrey Bulls, who has worked in security at various auto industry sites in Saginaw for the past 23 years, currently works for Nexteer, which GM sold to the China-based Pacific Century Motors in 2010.<br />
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In the 2016 election, the long Democratic-leaning and union-supporting Bay County voted to elected Donald Trump. <br />
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  • Saginaw, Michigan -- Saturday, February 29, 2020<br />
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Jasmin Brookins, 18, runs a beauty shop out of her parents’ basement in Saginaw, Michigan. Brookins, who is currently attending a cosmetology school, plans to attend Delta College to study business before opening her own storefront. Brookins’ father Jeffrey Bulls, who has worked in security at various auto industry sites in Saginaw for the past 23 years, currently works for Nexteer, which GM sold to the China-based Pacific Century Motors in 2010.<br />
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In the 2016 election, the long Democratic-leaning and union-supporting Bay County voted to elected Donald Trump. <br />
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  • Essexville, Michigan -- Friday, February 28, 2020<br />
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Bill Harris, a guidance counselor at Garber High School, speaks with junior Jessica Albrecht, 17, about the Michigan American Legion Auxiliary Girls State program. Albrecht, who is one of the best academic performers in her class, hopes to attend a four-year college before going to law school, but Harris said that they now recommend community college for many of their students.<br />
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In the 2016 election, the long Democratic-leaning and union-supporting Bay County voted to elected Donald Trump. <br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Bay City, Michigan -- 2020<br />
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In school counselor Bill Harris’s office, the Go Blue Guarantee is on display. Through the program, the University of Michigan offers free tuition to students whose families make less than $65,000 a year.<br />
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In the 2016 election, the long Democratic-leaning and union-supporting Bay County voted to elected Donald Trump. <br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Essexville, Michigan -- Friday, February 28, 2020<br />
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Bill Harris, a guidance counselor at Garber High School, speaks with junior Jessica Albrecht, 17, about the Michigan American Legion Auxiliary Girls State program. Albrecht, who is one of the best academic performers in her class, hopes to attend a four-year college before going to law school, but Harris said that they now recommend community college for many of their students.<br />
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In the 2016 election, the long Democratic-leaning and union-supporting Bay County voted to elected Donald Trump. <br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • EDITORS: THIS IS THE OLD SITE, BUT I COULD NOT CONFIRM THAT THE CONCRETE IS PART OF THE OLD BUILDING <br />
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Rockford, Michigan -- Monday, Oct. 23, 2017<br />
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Little remains at the site where a Wolverine shoe factory once stood in Rockford, Michigan. <br />
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Toxic leather scraps, the relics of a Hush Puppies shoe factory, have been buried for decades in the soil in Belmont, Illinois near Rockford, and new test results show that waterproofing chemicals in those scraps have tainted the area’s drinking water. <br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • EDITORS: THIS IS THE OLD SITE, BUT I COULD NOT CONFIRM THAT THE CONCRETE IS PART OF THE OLD BUILDING <br />
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Rockford, Michigan -- Monday, Oct. 23, 2017<br />
<br />
Little remains at the site where a Wolverine shoe factory once stood in Rockford, Michigan. <br />
<br />
Toxic leather scraps, the relics of a Hush Puppies shoe factory, have been buried for decades in the soil in Belmont, Illinois near Rockford, and new test results show that waterproofing chemicals in those scraps have tainted the area’s drinking water. <br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Belmont, Michigan -- Monday, Oct. 23, 2017<br />
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Lawyer AJ Birkbeck has been involved in drawing attention to the toxic levels of perfluoroctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) found in the soil near a dump site that has polluted ground water in a residential area of <br />
Plainfield, Michigan.<br />
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Toxic leather scraps, the relics of a Hush Puppies shoe factory, have been buried for decades in the soil in Belmont, Illinois near Rockford, and new test results show that waterproofing chemicals in those scraps have tainted the area’s drinking water. <br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Allendale, Michigan -- Monday, Oct. 23, 2017<br />
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Lawyer AJ Birkbeck has been involved in drawing attention to the toxic levels of perfluoroctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) found in the soil near a dump site that has polluted ground water in a residential area of <br />
Plainfield, Michigan.<br />
<br />
Toxic leather scraps, the relics of a Hush Puppies shoe factory, have been buried for decades in the soil in Belmont, Illinois near Rockford, and new test results show that waterproofing chemicals in those scraps have tainted the area’s drinking water. <br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • ??, Michigan -- Monday, Oct. 23, 2017<br />
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A Concerned Citizens for Responsible Redevelopment of Rockford member, who asked not to be identified, points out toxic hot spots found at the now-decommissioned Wolverine shoe factory in Rockford, Michigan. <br />
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Toxic leather scraps, the relics of a Hush Puppies shoe factory, have been buried for decades in the soil in Belmont, Illinois near Rockford, and new test results show that waterproofing chemicals in those scraps have tainted the area’s drinking water. <br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Allendale, Michigan -- Monday, Oct. 23, 2017<br />
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A Concerned Citizens for Responsible Redevelopment of Rockford member, who asked not to be identified, points out toxic hot spots found at the now-decommissioned Wolverine shoe factory in Rockford, Michigan. <br />
<br />
Toxic leather scraps, the relics of a Hush Puppies shoe factory, have been buried for decades in the soil in Belmont, Illinois near Rockford, and new test results show that waterproofing chemicals in those scraps have tainted the area’s drinking water. <br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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    Rockford-7919-2.jpg
  • Mackinac Island, Michigan -- Tuesday, June 6, 2017<br />
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Michigan native and seasonal worker Hannah Kenny enjoys her lunch break from Joann's Fudge on Mackinac Island.<br />
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After a recent change to the H-2B visa program, which offers foreign workers temporary, low-skilled jobs, remote American tourism destinations, like Mackinac Island, are struggling to fill seasonal work positions. <br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Mackinac Island, Michigan -- Tuesday, June 6, 2017<br />
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On his day off, Jamaican Chevis Vanhorne takes a ferry from the Michigan mainland back to Mackinac Island where he works at the Grand Hotel. Vanhorne is in his fourth year working under the H-2B visa program from April to November. He sends money back to Jamaica to support his family, including his two-year-old son.<br />
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After a recent change to the H-2B visa program, which offers foreign workers temporary, low-skilled jobs, remote American tourism destinations, like Mackinac Island, are struggling to fill seasonal work positions. <br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Mackinac Island, Michigan -- Tuesday, June 6, 2017<br />
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On his day off, Jamaican Chevis Vanhorne takes a ferry from the Michigan mainland back to Mackinac Island where he works at the Grand Hotel. Vanhorne is in his fourth year working under the H-2B visa program from April to November. He sends money back to Jamaica to support his family, including his two-year-old son.<br />
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After a recent change to the H-2B visa program, which offers foreign workers temporary, low-skilled jobs, remote American tourism destinations, like Mackinac Island, are struggling to fill seasonal work positions. <br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Mackinac Island, Michigan -- Tuesday, June 6, 2017<br />
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On his day off, Jamaican Chevis Vanhorne takes a ferry from the Michigan mainland back to Mackinac Island where he works at the Grand Hotel. Vanhorne is in his fourth year working under the H-2B visa program from April to November. He sends money back to Jamaica to support his family, including his two-year-old son.<br />
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After a recent change to the H-2B visa program, which offers foreign workers temporary, low-skilled jobs, remote American tourism destinations, like Mackinac Island, are struggling to fill seasonal work positions. <br />
<br />
CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Mackinac Island, Michigan -- Tuesday, June 6, 2017<br />
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From left, Odane Black, Chevis Vanhorne and Mark Barnett, all originally from Jamaica, take a ferry from the Michigan mainland back to Mackinac Island where they work at the Grand Hotel. After years as a seasonal worker, Black immigrated to the United States. Vanhorne is in his fourth year working under the H-2B visa program from April to November. He sends money back to Jamaica to support his two-year-old son. Barnett is in his fourth year in the H-2B program and sends back money to support his family, including his two daughters.<br />
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After a recent change to the H-2B visa program, which offers foreign workers temporary, low-skilled jobs, remote American tourism destinations, like Mackinac Island, are struggling to fill seasonal work positions. <br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Mackinac Island, Michigan -- Tuesday, June 6, 2017<br />
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On their day off, Odane Black, at left, and Chevis Vanhorne, both originally from Jamaica, take a ferry from the Michigan mainland back to Mackinac Island where they work at the Grand Hotel. After years as a seasonal worker, Black immigrated to the United States. Vanhorne is in his fourth year working under the H-2B visa program from April to November. He sends money back to Jamaica to support his two-year-old son.<br />
<br />
After a recent change to the H-2B visa program, which offers foreign workers temporary, low-skilled jobs, remote American tourism destinations, like Mackinac Island, are struggling to fill seasonal work positions. <br />
<br />
CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Mackinac Island, Michigan -- Tuesday, June 6, 2017<br />
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Odane Black, at center, chats with Marty Davenport, a bar tender from South Bend, Indiana, as they take a ferry from the Michigan mainland back to Mackinac Island. After years as a seasonal worker, Black immigrated to the United States and works at the Grand Hotel. Davenport was traveling to the island for the first time.<br />
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After a recent change to the H-2B visa program, which offers foreign workers temporary, low-skilled jobs, remote American tourism destinations, like Mackinac Island, are struggling to fill seasonal work positions. <br />
<br />
CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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    Mackinac-3462.JPG
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