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The father of our nation believed in inoculation

Republicans such as Michigan Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey who oppose mandatory vaccinations for Covid-19 as an infringement on personal freedom should learn more about George Washington.

Lansing’s most prominent monument says slavery was the cause of the Civil War. Why is that so unusual?

Blair, who served as Michigan’s governor during the Civil War, is depicted in bronze standing with his left hand resting on a Civil War battle flag. But walk around the back of the monument dedicated in 1898, read one of three quotes from Blair, and you’ll see something that makes the monument almost one of a kind.