Motorcyclists who meet certain requirements have had the freedom to ride without a helmet in Michigan since 2012.
Hundreds of motorcyclists are expected to rumble into Lansing on Wednesday to deliver a blunt message: Don t mess with Michigan s helmet law.
“Our perspective is that this is a freedom issue and an individual rights issue,” said Jim Rhoades of ABATE of Michigan, the nonprofit cycling rights group that pushed for the 2012 repeal of Michigan s law requiring motorcyclists to wear a helmet.
As for a return to that mandate, Rhoades said: “We would fight that tooth and nail. We want people to know we re not going anywhere.”
Step right up, Eleanor and Leo.You’ve joined the big leagues now.The two names claimed spots on the top 10 lists of baby names at the Family Birthplace and Natural Birthing Suites at Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital for 2020.Eleanor scooted her way to No. 7 for girls, and Leo crawled to a ninth-place tie for boys.Nationally, both names have followed a steady trajectory upward in popularity in recent years, according to the Social Security Administration, which keeps records dating to
Dec 28, 2020
The top girl name of 2020 was Ava.
The top boy name of 2020 was Oliver.
The Family Birthplace at Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital delivered over 6,800 babies this year, mor than any other hospital in the state.
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Step right up, Eleanor and Leo. You’ve joined the big leagues now. The two names claimed spots on the top 10 lists of baby names at the Family Birthplace and Natural Birthing Suites at Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital for 2020.
Spectrum Health Beat told us that Eleanor scooted her way to No. 7 for girls, and Leo crawled to a ninth-place tie for boys. Since I have a grandson named Leo, I m a bit thrilled that he s so popular. okay, his name, anyway!
Nationally, both names have followed a steady trajectory upward in popularity in recent years, according to the Social Security Administration, which keeps records dating to 1900.
Top baby names in 2020 include old-fashioned classics
Updated Dec 29, 2020;
Posted Dec 29, 2020
Christine Stevens cradles her newborn daughter, Eleanor Rose Stevens. Matt and Christine Stevens wanted their daughter to have a traditional name. Chris Clark | Spectrum Health Beat
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During the dumpster fire that was 2020, many new parents looked to the past for baby names.
Old-timey names Eleanor and Leo made Spectrum Health’s lists of top 10 baby names of 2020, according to a news release from Spectrum Health Beat. Eleanor came in at No. 7 on the girls’ list while Leo tied at No. 9 for boys.
The last time Eleanor was in the top 10 nationally was 1918 – the year of the Spanish flu pandemic. More than 100 years a later, Eleanor is surging amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Leo has never made the national top 10 – its previous peak was No. 28 in 1903.