Oct 23
Religion in Michigan’s public school systems
The debate over maintaining a secular environment in public schools as opposed to allowing the teaching of religious doctrine has taken on…
Sep 25
Climate change plans in local communities
Sustainability is a broad concept among green thinking circles. At the individual level, it can be as simple and inexpensive as linking…
Aug 29
Vacancy challenges for police agencies
Most of the nearly 60 cadets training at Oakland Police Academy in Auburn Hills will have a job waiting for them at a local municipality…
Jul 24
Battling against invasive species
Michigan prides itself on tourism from its natural beauty but some visitors are unwelcome. Invasive species, both plants and animals, have…
Jun 27
Water fluoridation controversy returns
By Stacy Gittleman On the shores of the Grand River in downtown Grand Rapids, just outside the JW Marriott Hotel, stands a five-ton,...
May 30
Michigan’s aquifers and their importance
This summer, if you find yourself on a sandy shore, take a shovel and start digging. Chances are you will hit water. This science experiment
Apr 24
Oakland County landfill concerns
Michigan for decades has been the garbage receptacle of the Midwest. That has left Michigan with about a quarter century of space left in it
Mar 27
Our digital world: The toxic radiation health threat
Our digital world is ubiquitous and the telecommunications industry wants it that way. But academic, medical, public health and scientific…
Feb 21
Homeschooling: The numbers keep increasing
Where have all the children gone? That’s a question demographers and public school districts are wondering, especially those in Michigan…
Jan 24
Aging in Oakland: Response to growing group
On any given day, there’s a wait to play pickleball at Birmingham Next, the non-profit 50 and over senior center housed at the former…
