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Who is Ms. G ?

Background

Meteorologist Mish Michaels earliest childhood memory is of a tornado ripping through the apartment complex where she lived with her parents. The storm inspired her to study Atmospheric Science at Cornell University which led to a career as a TV forecaster, storm chaser, environmental reporter, and educator in Boston. Mish worked for WHDH and WBZ and hosted a prime-time show on The Weather Channel called Atmospheres. Mish also holds a Master’s in Education degree from Harvard University and has spent time in hundreds of K-12 classrooms teaching students about weather.

Now Mish explores the skies with her daughter, Nalina Ashlee, who attends Hunnewell Elementary in Wellesley, MA. Along with other students, the mother-daughter team led the Ms. G campaign for the Massachusetts’ State Groundhog. During the campaign, Mish welcomed her second daughter and spent Groundhog Day 2014 watching Ms. G’s forecast on TV from a Boston hospital. The newest Ms. G fan, Anaka, arrived at 4:50am, February 3rd, keeping the spotlight on Ms. G every February 2nd!

Background

Lee Miller grew up in Amsterdam, New York and graduated from Cornell University in 1990.

He has written for The Labor Law Journal and UCLA’s Anderson School of Business, along with producing two other books, Welcome to the Wonderful World of Leebo and Godhuli: A Portrait of Mrs. Bina Mukherjee and Her Family. Currently, he pens a bi-monthly blog for the Santa Fe Reporter called “Lee On Literature” which relates literary classics to current events.

Lee spends part of each year gathering stories. Recent trips include China, Thailand, Cambodia, Colombia, and Mexico.

Press

“Ms. G Out from the Shadows” Boston Herald (February 2, 2015)

Book Summary

Ms. G., resident groundhog at Stoneymeade Farm, and Ashlee, a first grader at Hunnewell Elementary School in Wellesley, Massachusetts, both share a love of weather, including all kinds of storms. The two meet while both chasing the same thunderstorm and quickly become close friends. Share in their “shadowy” road to fame in this “true” to life story of how Ms. G became the Massachusetts State Groundhog.

Lee On Literature

Since June 2011, Lee Miller has been writing a bi-monthly blog for the Santa Fe Reporter called “Lee On Literature” which examines current events through the lens of great books. The 650 word column reexamines lost classics that may be out of public consciousness, resurrecting awareness of forgotten, high quality books. The blogs provide distinct insight upon current events via the “human IQ” of established classics.

Samples of “Lee On Literature”:

What Albert Camus’ The Plague can teach us about ISIS, Gaza and Ferguson (September 2014)

Automated Financial Trading and Kurt Vonnegut’s Player Piano (October 2012)

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Oscar Pistorius (March 2013)

Graduation and Ralph Elison’s Invisible Man (June 2013)

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and the New Wave of Mass Shootings (Feb 2013)

Lee On Literature 2014: Year in Review (January 2015)

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Ms. G Campaign

Longtime Boston TV Meteorologist Mish Michaels led the campaign to make Ms. G the State Groundhog for the Commonwealth. Ms. G’s official duties now include posting a forecast on February 2nd, Groundhog Day! Mish was joined on the campaign trail by her 8-year old daughter and her daughter’s classmates in Wellesley at the Hunnewell Elementary School.

Mish first met Ms. G, a resident of Drumlin Farm in Lincoln, back in 2007 while working with Mass Audubon on stories for Boston’s WBZ newes related to the environment, weather, and climate change. Mish encouraged the Mass Audubon to host an annual Groundhog Day event featuring Ms. G. In 2008, Ms. G posted her first forecast on February 2nd. A star was born! In fact, Ms. G has had better local forecast accuracy with her “shadow/no shadow” forecast than Punxsutawney Phil in PA. It is Ms. G’s local weather expertise that inspired Mish to take on the role as Ms. G’s campaign manager.

In early 2013, Mish met with Wellesley Representative Alice Peisch to discuss the road ahead for Ms. G. The goal—not only to have a groundhog with local forecast expertise, but to encourage students to study weather by making Ms. G the official State Groundhog. Representative Peisch crafted language for the proposed bill, H.2864. Ms. G’s Bill was initially assigned to the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulartory Oversight. Thanks to the well-crafted testimony of Hunnewell Elementary School students in Wellesley, and the support of others in the community, the Ms. G Bill reported out favorably. The House of Representatives voted favorably to send Ms G.’s bill onto the Senate for consideration the last week of March, 2014.

The Ms. G Bill was debated by the Massachusetts State Senate on Thursday, July 17, 2014 and was overwhelmingly passed. First grade students from Hunnewell Elementary who helped lead the campaign were on the floor of the Senate to be part of this historic vote. Once the bill was passed, the students were treated to a standing ovation and many “high fives” by Senators.

On Monday, July 21, 2014, the Ms. G Bill passed both final House and Senate votes and on Thursday, July 31, 2014, Governor Deval Patrick signed H.2864, making Ms G the Official Massachusetts State Groundhog. Congratulations to the second graders at the Hunnewell School in Wellesley for their successful legislative campaign which started when they were in kindergarten!

See more at: http://www.mastategroundhog.com/

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