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Dear Abby: Mom ready for divorce after kids get into dad’s pot stash

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are going on 19 years of marriage and have three teenage girls. I told my husband that I’m done and I’m ready for a divorce. What happened cannot and should not be ignored, but ending a good marriage because your husband likes to use pot OCCASIONALLY seems extreme. Am I wrong to bring it up after many years and a great marriage? If you are looking for a divorce after “many years and a great marriage,” keep digging.

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U-M’s Matthaei-Nichols launches #everydayoutdoors challenge

ANN ARBOR – University of Michigan’s Matthaei-Nichols botanical gardens and arboretum has launched a fun new campaign to encourage families to enjoy the outdoors this month. Its #everydayoutdoors campaign challenges families to complete a series of outdoor activities like rolling down hills, finding animal tracks and foraging for acorns. The only thing you need to do is get outside!”Every Day Outdoors challenge activities for December 2020. (University of Michigan Matthaei-Nichols)Share your photos with @matthaeinichols on Instagram with the hashtag #everydayoutdoors. Enjoy the winter fun!

If You love the “Housewives” franchise, you’ll love Amy Phillips

Host, Tati Amare got a chance to talk to Amy Phillips, a Grosse Point native, who can be seen on “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen" doing impersonations of the different ”Housewives" cast members. She did impersonations of many different people but when she started doing impersonations of the “Housewives” she caught Andy Cohen’s attention. She says she enjoys everyone from the “Housewives” franchise but her favorite person to impersonate is Theresa from Real Housewives of New Jersey. She was able to create a radio show based on the “Housewives” called “Reality Checked” which is on Sirius XM-Radio Andy. Watch the video to learn more about Amy Phillips!

St. Charles haunted house hosting alternative event amid coronavirus

ST. CHARLES, MI — Although Saginaw County’s Village of the Living Dead won’t open for the 2020 Halloween season because of the threat of coronavirus and COVID-19, organizers are planning an outdoor event with safety precautions instead. Members of the St. Charles Haunted House Association announced their decision not to open for the season via the St. Charles Haunted House Facebook page in July. Village of the Living Dead is the oldest nonprofit haunted house in Michigan, and this is the first year in 35 years that it won’t open. Guyton said last year nearly 6,000 people visited the haunted house, which is normally open on weekends from late September through the month of October. Find St. Charles Haunted House on Facebook to learn more.

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Watch art, science and technology come to life at this celebration in Detroit

The advertiser paid a fee to promote this sponsored article and may have influenced or authored the content. This article is sponsored by Science Gallery DetroitScience Gallery Detroit is kicking off a 3-month-long celebratory exhibit called the Future Present which blends art, science, and technology. Olga Stella said that this years theme will highlight social issues that were already impacting humanity before the pandemic. Devon Akmon explained how the Future Present exhibit is an extension of Michigan State University and brings their findings to the public while also sharing new ideas with the university. To learn more visit detroit.sciencegallery.comWatch the video to learn more about this fun, scientific exhibit near you.

Artist hides artwork around Ann Arbor area for scavenger hunts

ANN ARBOR, Mich. Flamework glass artist Shawn Bungo is hiding artwork around Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti for community members to find. Through finders keepers-styled scavenger hunts, Bungo has been secretively hiding small pieces of his art around the two cities on Saturdays for passersby to find and keep. [Its] other neighbors meeting other neighbors through finding the glass.As he has explored the Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti area, he has spontaneously left small pieces of artwork around. After posting about the pieces in an Ann Arbor Facebook group, more and more people have become interested in participating. Bungo started the Saturday scavenger hunts as a creative way to connect to the community and to get to know people.

These Detroit-based dogs are up for adoption and in need of a good home

Hoodline used data from Petfinder to power this roundup of dogs available for adoption near you. Flossy, pit bull terrierFlossy is a winsome female pit bull terrier dog being kept at Rebel Dogs Detroit. Flossy is a social butterfly, and she'll get along great with other dogs. Bear, Great PyreneesBear is an adorable male Great Pyrenees dog being cared for at Home Fur-Ever. Lizzy, coonhound mixLizzy is a lovable female coonhound mix staying at Michigan Humane Society - Detroit Center for Animal Care.

3 furry felines to adopt now in Detroit

Speckles, domestic shorthair mixSpeckles is a charming female domestic shorthair mix staying at Fortunate Feline Adoption League. Cali, domestic shorthair mixCali is a female domestic shorthair mix being kept at Michigan Humane Society - Detroit Center for Animal Care. Quick movements and noises startle Cali, so she may not be a good fit for children. Apply to adopt Cali today at Petfinder. Isaac, domestic shorthair mixIsaac is a male domestic shorthair mix being kept at Michigan Humane Society - Detroit Center for Animal Care.

How fear of Trump's China tariffs will cushion a toy company from coronavirus outbreak supply issues

Fear of impending China tariffs may have actually given some toymakers a cushion against the early impacts from the recent coronavirus outbreak. "If there's a delay of two, four, six weeks in getting the flow going again, we should be able to cover that. Still, Foreman said workers at the company's factories live throughout China, so many need to travel from central and northern China to the southern provinces where the factories are located. "We're searching all over to get masks to send over to China because the people can't return to work and really can't even leave their homes without the masks." Foreman said his company has been exporting masks made in the U.S. to China.

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Toymaker CEO: I would have had to lay off employees if Sunday's tariffs were imposed

Basic Fun CEO Jay Foreman told CNBC on Friday that the company would have had to lay off employees in the new year if an initial trade deal with China didn't work out. If the levies were implemented, Foreman said, about 15% of Basic Toys' U.S. workforce and a handful of international employees would have been laid off. Reports of a potential phase one trade deal began circulating this week, with sources telling CNBC on Thursday that a phase one deal had been reached between the world's two largest economies. However, confusion ensued Friday morning when Trump tweeted that a report was "completely wrong, especially their statement on Tariffs." But I really am happy to hear the president announce the phase one deal."

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