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Lifeguards monitor swimmers from elevated white station on South Haven beach with rescue surfboard and safety cones nearby

This Michigan Beach Has Lifeguards for the First Time in 25 Years

South Haven hired professionals to watch the water, and they had 18 rescues this season

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The Mary Sheffield Scandal Lights Detroit City Hall on Fire

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