Benton Harbor

noun

1. a city in SW Michigan, on Lake Michigan.

Example Sentences

There was temporary reprieve, but Benton Harbor is still on economic life support.

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The explanation for Benton Harbor’s woes lies in the past, not the present.

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The author draws historical parallels to failed U.S. interventions in Iran and Chile, as well as Michigan’s takeover of Benton Harbor, arguing that federal takeovers of local governance consistently fail and represent an assault on democratic principles rather than effective problem-solving.

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Here at home, in 2010, the state of Michigan took over the predominantly Black city of Benton Harbor under the guise of a financial emergency.

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After crises in Benton Harbor, Michigan, and Newark, New Jersey, officials paid for and efficiently replaced lead pipes, adopting novel rules that required homeowners to let construction crews onto their property to do the work.

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