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Michael Symonds

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Oct 1, 2026
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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Michael Symonds

    Three KPL unions say they'll file an Unfair Labor Practice complaint as negotiations continue (opens the original)

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    Three unions representing Kalamazoo Public Library employees say they will file “an Unfair Labor Practice” complaint against KPL. Jack Soderberg is the president of the Union of KPL Aides and Hourly Custodians, which represents part-time workers. Soderberg said the complaint stems from KPL’s refusal to say how much it has paid a lawyer on its team during contract negotiations, stating that the information was irrelevant to the still ongoing negotiations. Soderberg said the unions have a right to

  2. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Michael Symonds

    A workshop in Kalamazoo Wednesday will teach you how to keep birds from hitting your windows (opens the original)

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    The city of Kalamazoo is hoping to educate residents on how to prevent birds from colliding with windows. It’s co-hosting an event with the Audubon Society of Kalamazoo Wednesday evening. The event will begin at 6:30pm at Kalamazoo’s Arthur Washington, Jr. Crosstown Center on Crosstown Parkway. Justin Gish is the city’s sustainability planner. He says the event will go over the different ways to make windows bird-safe. “It could be as simple as just painting dots onto your windows. Some folks bu

  3. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Michael Symonds

    After 35 years of service, the Allegan County Food Pantry is shutting its doors Friday (opens the original)

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    On Monday, Sept. 21, the Allegan County Food Pantry announced that it was closing soon, but did not say why. At around 12:30 pm the following Friday, in the basement of the First Church of God in Allegan, ACFP board secretary Mary Clawson was hard at work getting things ready for incoming patrons. Fridays are one of only two days of the week the pantry is open, and this particular Friday was the third to last day of operation for the organization. While the initial announcement by the group did

  4. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Michael Symonds

    Might "small modular reactors" at Palisades power data centers? Holtec won't say (opens the original)

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    Last week, Holtec International indefinitely delayed its initial public offering, which would have turned it into a publicly-traded company. In a statement, Holtec cited unfavorable market conditions, including uncertainty over data centers. "We attribute the ongoing retreat of the nuclear energy sector to a perfect storm of adverse developments, driven primarily by uncertainty over data center development," the statement read. The company said those conditions have "compounded a set of pre-exis

  5. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Michael Symonds

    Allegan County brothers acquitted of Whitmer kidnapping charges sue Nessel, FBI, and state police (opens the original)

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    Two Allegan County brothers acquitted of charges in the 2020 plot to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer are suing several people and agencies involved in the case against them. William and Michael Null filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan on Tuesday. The defendants range from FBI agents and Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel to the Antrim County village of Elk Rapids. The lawsuit claims the defendants violated the Nulls’ constitutional and civil righ

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