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  "path": "/opinion/2026/03/letter-from-the-editor-tornadoes-ripped-through-southwest-michigan-and-our-journalists-ran-toward-the-chaos.html",
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  "textContent": "Over the past several years, through tragic breaking news events like the Oxford school shooting in 2021, the Gaylord tornado of 2022, and the Grand Blanc church rampage in 2025, we’ve demonstrated that time of day and geography do not define the mission of MLive.",
  "title": "Letter from the Editor: Tornadoes ripped through southwest Michigan and our journalists ran toward the chaos"
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