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• Phil Power | Legislating at gunpoint takes protest too far

  By Phil Power| Bridge Michigan Verified Events sometimes crystalize into focus arguments that otherwise are often abstract and sterile. Case in point: The “American Patriot Rally” that took place at the state Capitol last week. Hundreds gathered to protest Gov. Gretchen Witmer’s emergency stay-at-home rules promulgated in the face of the COVID-19 virus. Some demonstrators carried long guns, including what looked like assault-style weapons.

  By Phil Power · Bridge Michigan

  May. 06, 2020

• Phil Power | Searching for balanced political solutions in reopening Michigan

  By Coronavirus Michigan, Phil Power| Bridge Michigan Verified I’ve been in the news business for nearly 60 years, long enough to realize how difficult it is to report on complex events – particularly those tinged with politics – in ways that are accurate, fair-minded and helpful to readers’ understanding of what’s really going on. “It ain’t necessarily so,” goes the old Gershwin song. And I’ve found generally it’s wise to take the time to reflect on what’s really going on underneath the surface before jumping to conclusions.

  By Coronavirus Michigan, Phil Power · Bridge Michigan

  Apr. 23, 2020

• Phil Power | Legislating at gunpoint takes protest too far

  By Phil Power| Bridge Michigan Verified Events sometimes crystalize into focus arguments that otherwise are often abstract and sterile. Case in point: The “American Patriot Rally” that took place at the state Capitol last week. Hundreds gathered to protest Gov. Gretchen Witmer’s emergency stay-at-home rules promulgated in the face of the COVID-19 virus. Some demonstrators carried long guns, including what looked like assault-style weapons.

  By Phil Power · Bridge Michigan

  May. 06, 2020

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