Paulette Parker
Paulette is a blogger for Michigan Radio's State of Opportunity project, which looks at kids from low-income families and what it takes to get them ahead. She previously interned as a reporter in the Michigan Radio newsroom.
Before working at Michigan Radio, she was the news editor of The Washtenaw Voice at Washtenaw Community College. She has an associate degree in journalism from WCC. And she is currently a junior at Eastern Michigan University, pursuing a bachelor's degree in media studies and journalism.
When she isn't working she is spending time with her husband and two young daughters.
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The number of homeless kids under the age of four in Michigan could be much higher than reported by homeless service agencies. That's according to a...
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Michigan and Ohio crews are on the lookout this summer for invasive grass carp. The grass carp survey is being done by the Michigan Department of...
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Water levels continue to rise in lakes and rivers across the region – including the Detroit River. The Windsor Port Authority told the Windsor Star that...
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The state of Michigan and the US Air Force have reached an agreement to speed up PFAS contamination cleanup around the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base....
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Protesters gathered outside of the Ypsilanti office of Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-Michigan) to call for the closure of immigrant detention centers...
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When someone dies by gun violence in Detroit, it costs state and local governments $1.6 million. That's according to a new report released by the local...
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HAZMAT crews worked Monday to clean up diesel fuel from the Huron River in Ann Arbor. The spill was caused by a fatal accident on eastbound M-14...
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Enbridge says it will continue its rock and soil sampling this week in the Straits of Mackinac. The company wants to build a tunnel to house a...
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A report released Thursday finds that crowdfunding works in helping revitalize Michigan communities. The report from the Michigan Economic Development...
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Ronna McDaniel sat down for a conversation Monday with the Detroit Economic Club . She's the chair of the Republican National Committee, and the...