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Whirlpool has destroyed our community, [with] tactics used in gentrification across the United States. We only have one high school and they have torn that down and apart to coincide with the name change they plan to implement for the city and high school, They are looking to change the name of the City from Benton Harbor to Harbor Shores, which will soon erase history out of children’s minds for generations to come. God loves his people. But Whirlpool is in control and when you (Whirlrpool) make more or just as much as the state itself, what can we do without any resources? — Colin Aiden

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