{"id":62415,"date":"2025-06-12T08:10:52","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T12:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/?page_id=62415"},"modified":"2025-06-24T10:52:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T14:52:45","slug":"archive","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/archive\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan news: Bridge archive"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles  wpnbha ts-4  has-more-button\"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"62415\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"73262\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-michigan-colleges-and-universities category-talent-education type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/talent-education\/u-m-ends-ties-with-program-that-helped-diversify-phds-after-federal-threat\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">U-M ends ties with program that helped diversify PhDs, after federal threat<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/author\/kkozlowski\/\">Kim Kozlowski<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-27T17:35:00-05:00\">February 27, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-27T17:50:27-05:00\">February 27, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"73251\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-michigan-attorney-general tag-top-of-homepage category-michigan-government type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/michigan-government\/can-michigan-block-new-ice-facilities-how-officials-are-fighting-back\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Can Michigan block new ICE facilities? How officials are fighting back<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/author\/lauren-gibbons\/\">Lauren Gibbons<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-27T17:00:49-05:00\">February 27, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-27T17:17:22-05:00\">February 27, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"73231\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-michigan-government type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/michigan-government\/study-ann-arbor-council-most-divided-in-nation-and-thats-a-good-thing\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Study: Ann Arbor council most divided in nation \u2014\u00a0and that\u2019s a good thing<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/author\/bridge-staff\/\">Bridge Staff<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-27T12:21:23-05:00\">February 27, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-27T16:42:58-05:00\">February 27, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"73225\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-michigan-news-quiz category-center-michigan type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/center-michigan\/bridge-michigan-news-quiz-feb-27-are-you-paying-attention\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Bridge Michigan News Quiz, Feb 27: Are you paying attention?<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/author\/joel-kurth\/\">Joel Kurth<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-27T12:00:00-05:00\">February 27, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"73200\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-guest-commentary type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/guest-commentary\/opinion-michigan-school-funding-needs-to-be-predictable-and-weighted\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Opinion | Michigan school funding needs to be predictable and weighted<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/author\/ali-bazzi\/\">Ali Bazzi<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-27T11:01:05-05:00\">February 27, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-27T11:01:12-05:00\">February 27, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"73217\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-michigans-spending category-michigan-government type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/michigan-government\/tears-anger-at-house-hearing-on-bungled-tribal-boarding-school-report\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Tears, anger at Michigan hearing on bungled tribal boarding school report<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/author\/ron-french\/\">Ron French<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-26T16:47:06-05:00\">February 26, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-26T17:05:03-05:00\">February 26, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"73211\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-northern-michigan tag-rural-michigan tag-top-of-homepage tag-upper-peninsula category-outdoors-life type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/outdoors-life\/us-plans-to-clear-cut-in-michigan-forest-some-fear-for-endangered-species\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">US plans to clear-cut in Michigan forest. Some fear for endangered species<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/author\/laura-herberg\/\">Laura Herberg<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-26T15:36:42-05:00\">February 26, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-26T17:31:57-05:00\">February 26, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"73180\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-gov-gretchen-whitmer tag-michigan-k-12-schools category-talent-education type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/talent-education\/gretchen-whitmer-wants-to-boost-literacy-in-michigan-heres-what-to-know\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Gretchen Whitmer wants to boost literacy in Michigan. Here\u2019s what to know<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/author\/isabel-lohman\/\">Isabel Lohman<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-26T12:37:41-05:00\">February 26, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-26T15:45:50-05:00\">February 26, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"73164\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-gov-gretchen-whitmer tag-michigan-k-12-schools tag-top-of-homepage category-michigan-government type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/michigan-government\/gretchen-whitmers-last-state-of-the-state-literacy-legacy-and-a-trump-thank-you\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Gretchen Whitmer\u2019s last State of the State: Literacy, legacy and a Trump thank you<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/author\/jordyn-hermani\/\">Jordyn Hermani<\/a><\/span> and <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/author\/lauren-gibbons\/\">Lauren Gibbons<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-25T21:35:21-05:00\">February 25, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-26T14:04:14-05:00\">February 26, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"73154\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-detroit tag-michigan-colleges-and-universities category-talent-education type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/talent-education\/total-compensation-for-wsus-new-president-to-reach-1-2-million-contract-shows\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Total compensation for WSU\u2019s new president to reach $1.2 million, contract shows<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/author\/kkozlowski\/\">Kim Kozlowski<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-25T18:26:33-05:00\">February 25, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-25T18:44:05-05:00\">February 25, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"73149\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-gov-gretchen-whitmer tag-top-of-homepage category-michigan-government type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/michigan-government\/watch-live-at-7-pm-gretchen-whitmers-final-state-of-the-state-address\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Watch, read Gov. Gretchen Whitmer&#8217;s final State of the State address<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/author\/bridge-staff\/\">Bridge Staff<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-25T17:34:46-05:00\">February 25, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-25T21:40:00-05:00\">February 25, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"73145\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-2026-michigan-election category-events type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/events\/bridge-lunch-break-recap-what-issues-matter-most-to-michigan-voters\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Bridge Lunch Break recap: What issues matter most to Michigan voters?<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/author\/bridge-staff\/\">Bridge Staff<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-25T17:07:27-05:00\">February 25, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-25T17:07:32-05:00\">February 25, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"73137\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-michigan-government type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/michigan-government\/gop-leader-proposes-4-7b-michigan-service-tax-to-pay-for-property-tax-cuts\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">GOP leader proposes $4.7B Michigan service tax to pay for property tax cuts<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/author\/jordyn-hermani\/\">Jordyn Hermani<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-25T13:28:57-05:00\">February 25, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-25T13:29:04-05:00\">February 25, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"73119\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-michigan-government type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/michigan-government\/state-of-union-fact-check-trump-honors-michigan-athletes-defends-tariffs\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">State of Union fact check: Trump honors Michigan athletes, defends tariffs<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/author\/associated-press-0\/\">Associated Press<\/a><\/span> and <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/author\/lauren-gibbons\/\">Lauren Gibbons<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-24T23:48:41-05:00\">February 24, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-24T23:51:32-05:00\">February 24, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"73106\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-mental-health-michigan tag-michigan-k-12-schools tag-michigan-worker-vacancies category-michigan-health-watch type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/michigan-health-watch\/report-michigan-lags-in-preparing-students-for-mental-health-careers\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Report: Michigan lags in preparing students for mental health careers<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/author\/enewman\/\">Eli Newman<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-24T17:33:38-05:00\">February 24, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-24T17:46:02-05:00\">February 24, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"73109\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-michigan-government type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/michigan-government\/mold-medical-failures-alleged-at-michigan-womens-prison\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Mold, medical failures alleged at Michigan women\u2019s prison<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/author\/janelle-d-james\/\">Janelle D. 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