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Pam Brigham greets some of her riders at the end of the school day Thursday at Central Grade School. Brigham, who's bus is populated with children from pre-school to fifth grade, has been driving for the Traverse City Area Public Schools system for the last two years she said, and enjoys her time with the students. "The things kids say," Brigham said. "They make you laugh, and they make you feel good.

TCAPS has faced a shortage of bus drivers since the beginning of the school year, Cindy Berck, TCAPS director of human resources said.

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