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Thursday, May 09, 2013  Questions swirl amid the financial crisis facing Buena Vista schools.  Students have not been in class since Friday and the district laid off its teachers on Tuesday after announcing it could not make payroll this month.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Judge in New York rips government for opposing his order giving broader access to morning-after pill

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  FDA allowing 15-year-olds with ID to buy morning-after pill over the counter

Monday, November 12, 2012  Bay City commissioners are considering merging police and fire services to save up to $2 million a year.  City Manager Robert Belleman told them Monday night that the merger plan is the best one on the table.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012  A Burton school is rallying to help a first-grader fighting a rare form of cancer. Six-year-old Allie See was diagnosed with Acute Leukemia in December. She’s been home for chemotherapy treatments, which could last another three and a half years.

Thursday, December 08, 2011  Obama Administration health officials stopped the plans to allow the "Plan B" or "Morning After Pill" to be sold on store shelves next to condoms in order to prevent young girls from purchasing the drug without a prescription.

Thursday, December 08, 2011  It's the morning after, and 16-year-olds still need prescription for emergency contraception

Thursday, May 26, 2011  In political gesture, Senate rejects controversial House budget

Thursday, May 12, 2011  Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney unveiled his health care push in Ann Arbor Thursday, and defended his controversal plan in Mass.

Friday, August 13, 2010  The pill ellaOne from HRA Pharma reduces the chance of pregnancy up to five days after sex. Plan B, the most widely used emergency contraceptive pill, is only effective if women take it within three days of sex.

Thursday, June 17, 2010  The Food and Drug Administration's panel of reproductive health experts voted unanimously that the pill ellaOne successfully reduces the chance of pregnancy up to five days after sex.

Friday, April 09, 2010  Having a back-up plan, and acknowledging when something isn’t working is a huge step in bringing about the changes you want in your life. The caveat is that you have to get your rear in gear and take action.

Monday, August 31, 2009  The pension benefit guarantee corporation terminated the salaried retiree pension plan. Now, retirees are filing additional litigation to get that action reversed.

Wednesday, April 29, 2009  17 yr olds will soon be able to get the "Plan B" contraceptive over the counter without a prescription or parental consent.  We want to know what you think. Leave us your comments here!

Wednesday, April 22, 2009  FDA to allow 17-year-olds to get 'morning-after' birth control pill over the counter