May 26, 2021
Connectivity for Bloomfield Hills residents
Bloomfield Hills prizes itself on its large stately estates, rolling, tree-lined streets and the privacy it affords its residents. The...
Apr 28, 2021
Time to speak out on proposed voting bills
With a major election looming in 2022, Republican lawmakers in the state Senate have introduced a 39-bill package of legislation to make...
Apr 28, 2021
Governing state by a new set of numbers
Fourteen months ago, as Michigan was first confronted with COVID-19 infections and the beginnings of what we now know as a worldwide...
Mar 24, 2021
Spend the new stimulus money carefully
We've all heard about the $1,400 stimulus checks for people earning $75,000 or less in the mammoth $1.9 trillion stimulus bill, known as...
Mar 24, 2021
Teen mental health in the remote school
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on numerous constituencies, some directly in our line of sight, others, obscured from view. No...
Feb 24, 2021
Public's role in the master plan process
The city of Birmingham is undergoing a master plan process, the first comprehensive master plan review and design process for the entire...
Feb 24, 2021
Mental health tools for modern policing
According to a 2019 nationwide survey of almost 2,500 law enforcement officials, the majority of whom had been officers for over 20...
Jan 26, 2021
Transparency still lacking at the state level
It's no secret that for the last two years, since Governor Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, won the office, and the state legislature, held...
Jan 26, 2021
Learn to monetize Birmingham Ice Arena
The Birmingham Ice Arena has been a part of the community so long, many of us take it for granted – that it will be there, that it will...
Jan 3, 2021
County commission raises a poor decision
Most residents of Oakland County aren't really aware of the board of commissioners, and what their duties are. Established in 1969,...