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SCOTT POHL: We re hearing reports that there are more ticks than ever in Michigan this year. Are you seeing indications that would bear that out? Are there more ticks this year?
HOWARD RUSSELL: We ve seen an increase in ticks throughout the Lower Peninsula over the last 10 years. Twenty years ago, ticks in the Lower Peninsula were rare, but they have increased not only their geographical range, but their numbers within that geographical range. So, there were lots more ticks in 2020 compared to 2019.
I can only speak for myself, but around where I live, which is south a Mason, we re seeing a lot more ticks this year than we saw last year. For us, it s an ongoing battle. We probably found 20 or 25 in our house, primarily because we walk our dogs to tick areas and the dogs collect them, we collect them, and then they end up in the house. We ve been battling them since the end of March as temperatures warmed in March. So yeah, ticks are increasing in Michigan, both the American d
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SCOTT POHL: What do you recall about why WKAR decided to get involved with launching NPR?
DAN WARDLOW: WKAR was a big, in terms of staff and budget, public radio station, and WKAR produced a lot of original programming and distributed it on its own tape network at the time and at the same time was buying a lot of programming or getting a lot of shared programming on tape. So, it was sort of a natural development for a station that had 30 or 40 full time staff members, as well as a large part time staff, to want to take that step and be a founding member station for NPR, which WKAR was. I think there were 80 founding member stations and WKAR was one.
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WKAR s Scott Pohl talks with Dr. Peter Gulick of the MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine.
DR. PETER GULICK: There s a lot of resources, I think, to get people vaccinated. Now, it s not as restricted as it was before. As far as around the country, it depends on the state you re in and what requirements they have, and what issues they have, but I think that we still have a long way to go. I think we still have to really promote and push vaccines and try to get them implemented as effectively as possible.
SCOTT POHL: We ve now lifted the capacity limit in restaurants from 25-percent to 50-percent. People can begin to visit those who live in elder care facilities. What are your thoughts on the pace of these restrictions in Michigan?