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2020 has been a challenging year for many. But even with all that has happened, there were still stories of hope and inspiration, leading to some feel-good moments that we may have forgotten amid all the turmoil.
Today we ll take a look back at some of Michigan Radio s top feel-good stories of 2020. This list started as a compilation of five stories, but as we worked on it, we realized there was a lot of good that came out of this year, and that readers like you might appreciate an abundance of good and hopeful news. So, take a look back with us at 12 stories that gave us a bit more hope this year.
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It was Christmas Eve 2016, and Candice Miller was just days away from taking office after winning the race for Macomb County s public works commissioner, when a section of the interceptor sewer pipe collapsed on 15 Mile Road – causing a sinkhole the size of a football field.
The interceptor is a massive sewer line that that carries the waste flushed by more than 500,000 people from nearly a dozen communities in Macomb County to Detroit s wastewater treatment plant.
First responders and construction crews rushed to the scene, evacuating people from three homes, two of which had to later be demolished. Engineers quickly jury-rigged a sewer line bypass to ensure that sewage did not flow into the Clinton River, or back up into the basements of countless homes in the county.
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Three reporters and their editor recall the residents they spoke with and the stories they told throughout an unprecedented year in news.
The pandemic created a year unlike any other, and in Detroit, life amid COVID-19 was both turbulently heartbreaking and sometimes inspiring, often at the same time. In this hour, Stephen Henderson looks at the ways that residents, businesses and City of Detroit officials responded to all the twists and turns of 2020. He’s joined by the BridgeDetroit team for a look back at their work and the moments that stand out most to them as the year comes to a close.