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Flint Police Department now hiring full-time, part-time positions

This article originally appeared on MLive. FLINT, MI — The Flint Police Department is looking to hire people for civilian and police officer positions. Civilian jobs include a full-time opening for a crime analyst, and a part-time opening for a property room clerk. Both positions were made possible through grant funding, according to the department’s …

Document from the EPA

The EPA is in charge of the water crisis. Please share the following link: http://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2016-01/documents/1_21_sdwa_1431_emergency_admin_order_012116.pdf Very important for all that live, work and play in the City of Flint.

Information on Fluoridation

Hello, I was born in Flint Michigan. I moved to Alaska 16 years ago. In the last year my quaint mountain hamlet was forced to fluoridate our glacial fed water supply. We were told we had to petition the entire population of Anchorage in order to take it to a vote. I most cases fluoridation …

Water Response Teams Continue Door-to-Door Canvass in Flint

FLINT, Mich. – By the end of the day today, water response teams had canvassed all areas of the city providing Flint residents with free bottled water, filters, water replacement cartridges and water testing kits. To date, 30,770 homes in the city of Flint were either visited by a water response team, or the resident …

City Hall Protest

Residents of Flint should not be billed for the contaminated water that flowed into their homes for months while the city used the Flint River as a source. Why are we paying for a product that we can not consume? Come join us for a rally at City Hall on Monday, January 25, 2016 at …

Lead poisoning – Mayo Clinic

Lead poisoning occurs when lead builds up in the body, often over a period of months or years. Even small amounts of lead can cause serious health problems. Children under the age of 6 are especially vulnerable to lead poisoning, which can severely affect mental and physical development. At very high levels, lead poisoning can …

Fluoride Increases Lead Absorption, researcher reports

Ask the Flint Mayor If your water department is still adding fluoride chemicals into the water supply ostensibly to reduce tooth decay, you are not only wasting money, because people are advised to avoid Flint’s tap water, but you are putting those that do drink the tap water at higher risk of lead poisoning. According …

Fund to help Flint kids

Flint Child Health & Development Fund will provide support to Flint children exposed to lead A group of concerned community members have created a charitable fund so that people nationwide can contribute to support both short and long term needs of Flint’s children exposure to lead. The fund, established at the Community Foundation of Greater …

Take a Seat at MCC’s ¡Mesa Española! (Spanish Table) Language Lab

(FLINT, Mich., Jan. 12, 2016) — ¡Practica tu español en LA MESA ESPAÑOLA! (Translation: Practice your Spanish at the Spanish Table!) ¡Mesa Española! is a free conversation group at Mott Community College that meets once a week on Tuesdays beginning Jan. 12, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Language Lab, Room 2106 of the …

Charles Metcalfe – Flint Charter Commission

Flint native Charles Metcalfe was elected this past year to the Charter Review Commission. He is a lifelong resident of the city and received his education in Flint Schools. His spent his first two years of college at Flint Junior College (MCC). Mr. Metcalfe completed his education in Ohio prior to returning to Flint and …

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