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[ms-cellanies]

Closed Kalamazoo youth home where teen died is focus of MSNBC special

Lakeside Academy and its parent company, Sequel Youth & Family Services, will be prominently featured in the hourlong TV special on Sunday, April 4.

Tonight MSNBC aired a special, Kids Who Pay, about the privatization of foster care.  Sequel Youth & Family Services set up group homes across the U.S. to make a fortune while warehousing, abusing, mistreating and, in one case murdering a foster child “in their care.”  The video isn’t, as yet, available online.  Sequel’s most recent profit information available showed that the company was over $200 million a year.  Why some states have shut down Sequel facilities there are still a number of states with facilities still operating.  Here’s a link listing where these facilities are located:  https://craft.co/sequel-youth-and-family-services/locations?countryCodes%5B0%5D=US&page=1. 

[bluemangroupnews]

‘Cats’ canceled in Kalamazoo, Blue Man Group postponed until 2021 due to coronavirus

Blue Man Group to take stage at Miller Auditorium from Jan. 8-10, 2021.

[kingsmeninternationalgroup]

Former owner of large Southwest Michigan farm to stand trial; wife files motion to have plea accepted

Following a judge's ruling, Michael Stamp has withdrawn his guilty plea for conspiring to commit bank fraud and to commit crop insurance fraud.

[saywhat-politics]

Meijer asks customers not to openly carry guns in stores

"We’ve made this decision because open carry can create an environment that makes our customers and team members feel unsafe," the company stated.

[rockindocks]

Nearly 300 mermaids lined Lake Michigan for Mermaid Megafest

Mermaids spread eco-friendly message at Mermaid Megafest, part of Harborfest in South Haven