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Earlier this month, the city of Flint, Michigan, quietly mailed out several thousand notices to their water customers with overdue bills, threatening to place liens on their property and exposing homeowners to the possibility of foreclosure if they fail to pay.Anita Johnson is one of at least 9,000 customers the city says are more than six months behind on their bills. She and others who live here still dont trust the water a decade after city and state o
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WEST ALLIS, Wis. 鈥?Candy Cane Lane has officially opened for the season in West Allis.Dozens of cars lined up on 95th and Oklahoma on Friday night, each of them eager to s
stanley mug ee the holiday lights display. Something to put us in the holiday mood, a little distraction from everything, said Carmen Gardner Jackson.She said her grandchildren are visiting from Louisiana. They pointed out their favorite displays. The dinosaur, the dragon and Santa, Jackson s granddaughter, Sydney, said. To see the absolute joy on the kids faces, that s what says it all, said volunteer Joy Geyer.Candy Cane Lane raises money for the MACC Fund, which helps fight childhood cancer. This is the event s 36th year. The holiday tradition has raised more than $3 million for the Fund. In 2020, it raised more than $200,000鈥攁 record.Geyer said she believes they will exceed that this year.
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