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Posts published by “Jessica Gilbert”

Jessica Gilbert has been the director of the Humane Society of South Central Michigan since 2008. She has her BA in Liberal Arts and her Master of Public Administration from Western Michigan University. A lifelong resident of Battle Creek, she collects mid century chrome postcards.

Crip Camp – Documentary Review

In our introduction article, In Praise of Documentaries, we noted that documentaries can take you to another place in time. In Crip Camp: A Disability…

Welcome to Chechnya – Documentary Review

In our introduction article, In Praise of Documentaries, we noted that at their very best, documentaries can inspire you to get off the couch and…

In Praise of Documentary Films

Definition By definition, a documentary film is “a theatrically released nonfiction motion picture dealing creatively with cultural, artistic, historical, social, scientific, economic or other subjects.…

Michigan House Bill 5486: Service Animals

A bipartisan group of Michigan House of Representatives put forward House Bill 5486 to amend section 502c of the Public Act 328 (Michigan Penal Code)…

A Historic Pastime Becomes Weaponized

In a time where more Americans are biking than before, the use of bicycles in police work is under scrutiny. In April 2020, Trek released…

Police Use Ketamine During Arrests

The Associated Press reports across the nation, individuals deemed “out of control” during an arrest may be injected with the drug Ketamine by a paramedic…

Are You At Risk for Colon Cancer?

Reuters reports Chadwick Boseman, the 43-year old actor from the Black Panther movie among other movies and tv shows, passed away from colon cancer. In…