In between covering a full slate of events this summer around Northeast Michigan, including the Fourth of July festivities, the Posen Potato Festival and the Mi
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But, at their heart, newspapers exist for public service.
A call to public service dragged most of us into this sometimes rotten enterprise. Knowing we’ve made our communities better places in ways big and small makes all the late nights, early mornings, missed special occasions, extra five (or 10 or 20) pounds, coffee addiction, and headache worth it.
That’s why it meant so much to learn this week that the Michigan Associated Press Media Editors had given The News first place in public service for our coronavirus coverage.