DeVos Term At Education Dept Through a Turbulent Era
Holland native Betsy DeVos served as U S Secretary of Education through Donald Trump s presidency amid controversy. She faced hundreds of lawsuits and scrutiny over Title IX enforcement while pushing school choice. Her confirmation required a vice presidential tie breaker and she was held in contempt in 2019 over student loan forgiveness.
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Holland
Betsy DeVos
U.S
DeVos
Senate
Donald Trump
Trump
Department of Education
Barack Obama
Education
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education
U.S. Department of Education
Capitol Hill
Washington
Carolyn Kaster
Isolated and Alone By Carolyn Muyskens
Holland residents over 70 face isolation as visiting restrictions and self-imposed rules curb social contact during COVID-19. Experts warn long-term mental and physical health risks, including dementia and heart disease, from extended loneliness, with quotes from local and national health professionals.
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Holland
Michigan
Ottawa County
Darlene Kolean
Authors examine aging and death in pandemic era
In an occasional series on COVID's community impact, the piece notes a book by Daryl Van Tongeren and his wife on suffering and four existential fears: loss of control, loss of identity, death, and isolation. Aging brings acceptance of death and identity shifts as retirement alters purpose. See ALONE, A2.
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U.S
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Joshua Uy
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
NBC News
van Tongeren
Newsroom
Hollandsentinel
Daryl van Tongeren
Hope College
Affidavit Overstates Zeeland Township Voter Turnout
In a King et al. v Whitmer et al. suit filed in U.S. District Court an affidavit claims without evidence that Zeeland Township saw turnout exceeding four times the registered voters during the presidential general election. The assertion is disputed and later addressed on A2.
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Zeeland
Michigan and counties report daily COVID-19 totals
Michigan reports 6,004 new cases and 193 deaths on December 5, with totals reaching 395,036 confirmed cases and 9,854 deaths and 31,540 probable cases and 467 probable deaths. Ottawa County records 14,514 cases and 793 deaths to date, Allegan County adds 62 new cases with 0 deaths, all figures from the Michigan DHHS and local health departments.
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Michigan
New Covid
Ottawa County
Allegan County
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Cooper Toro
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