| October 18, 2021 
 Ten months after the introduction of COVID-19 vaccines created to end the pandemic, Michigan is averaging 3,729 new coronavirus cases a day, almost three times the daily average at this time last year. It’s a trend that seems to be raising few alarm bells. Last fall as case numbers were escalating, officials from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, to hospital officials, to local health department directors were holding press conferences and issuing dire warnings. But now, many in the general public are unaware that Michigan is now one of the 10 top states in COVID-19 transmission and in the past two weeks has had second-highest percentage increase in cases behind Colorado. No question, there’s “less sense of urgency” now, said Dr. Mark Hamed. READ MORE  Schools and sports teams across the country have dropped Native American mascots and imagery, but in Michigan, several K-12 districts continue to use questionable monikers like warriors, chiefs and braves. And three Michigan schools still use the term Redskins, seen as the most offensive to Native American communities. “It is a racial slur and it is a term that should not be used in conversation in a school or at a work setting, or any setting for that matter,” said Daniel Levy, director of law and policy for the Michigan Department of Civil Rights. “To use it as a formal name for a school is, just unacceptable.” READ MORE  Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed a bill to allow car dealerships more flexibility in their hours of operation, her office announced in a news release. SB 128, which will amend the Michigan Vehicle Code to allow car dealerships greater ability to accommodate necessary closures, was signed into law late last week. READ THE STORY HERE  Three-yard run. Illegal formation. False start. The Detroit Lions talked all week about how much they need to start quickly. They had scored just six points before halftime in their last three games combined, after all, a tough way to do business in this league. Then they laced up their cleats against the Cincinnati Bengals and went 3-yard run, illegal formation and false start right out of the gate. They lost 6 yards on that series, then went three-and-out after that, before losing another 10 yards after that, while netting just 1 yard in the entire first quarter -- yes, 1 -- and allowing 27 unanswered points before they finally got on the board in a miserable 34-11 loss at Ford Field. READ MORE ►Top 50 Michigan high school football teams: How they fared in Week 8  Voters in a city that embraced recreational marijuana businesses after Michigan voters legalized them in 2018 will decide Nov. 2 whether to reverse course, potentially putting already established dispensaries out of business, their employees out of work, and stopping planned grow operations before they ever start. A ballot proposal spearheaded by former Lapeer City Commissioner Dan Osentoski, who died just last month, is on the general election ballot, and officials are worried about the consequences if it’s approved, including the potential for lawsuits from business owners who have invested millions to purchase and develop their stores. READ MORE ►How Michigan hopes to make small business ownership more accessible
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