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Monday Mornings With The Mayor
Monday mornings on "Morning Edition" on 90.5FM WKAR, we talk with mayors and supervisors from cities and townships across mid-Michigan.

Monday With The Mayor: Big Business & Small Town Make Mason Feel Like Home

WKAR Public Media
Published February 25, 2019 at 8:31 PM EST
Mason, Russell Whipple
Reginald Hardwick
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(L to R) Ingham County courthouse in Mason, mayor Russell Whipple in the WKAR studios

Drive south on US 127 from Lansing to Jackson, and you will drive through Mason. The city of 8500 is named after Michigan’s first governor Stevens T. Mason. Mayor Russell Whipple talked about his native city, starting with businesses and how the legislature can help Mason.
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