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The alarm clock sounds and jolts you out of a deep slumber.  Instantly, you are wide awake. The four walls of your bedroom offer a vague familiarity, as your heart pounds rapidly, reminding you of the dream you just had

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The class is offered exclusively at the University of Mother Nature. Class size is unlimited, requires no tuition, no books, no lab fees or student loans. Depending on the lesson, semester duration may last a few minutes to several days

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Flint residents are used to reading about how terrible their city is in the national media. This time Flint is the focus of an article found at PolicyMic.com titled "This is America's Most Apocalyptic, Violent City — And You’ve Probably Never Heard Of It." Of course it's not great for tourism in Flint, but could all this negative press be a blessing in disguise?

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In yesterday’s press conference, President Obama offered what he characterized as a fix to the problem of the growing number of people being kicked off their insurance plans because of the Affordable Care Act

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In a recent opinion piece for Michigan Radio, which is part of the NPR Digital Network, noted political analyst Jack Lessenberry wrote there has been a "journalism failure in Flint."

Lessenberry was referring to the Flint Journal saying "we didn't do good enough" in not reporting the felony convictions of two candidates for Flint City Council

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On WNEM's Weekend Talkback, Dan and Brenda discussed the individual health care exchanges that at are set to open October 1st.

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Diana Nyad is the first person ever to swim from Cuba to Florida and I don’t care.

She apparently tried and failed several times over some 36 years but finally succeeded this past weekend at the age of 64; don’t care.  Braved jelly fish stings, a lip blistering sun, a swollen tongue and sharks; don

A new ruling from the Michigan Department of Agriculture will allow patrons of bars and restaurants to again smoke on outdoor patios and rooftops in certain circumstances.

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The New York Post reports that in a new book coming out next month, an iconic picture of firefighters raising the American Flag among the rubble of Ground Zero, was nearly excluded from the 9/11 Memorial Museum because it was deemed "rah-rah" American

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Special guests Felipe Hazard and Rolanda Catastrophe filled in for Dan and Brenda to discuss New York City Mayoral candidate, Anthony Weiner, aka, Carlos Danger this past Sunday on WNEM TV5's Weekend Talkback segment: