

Pollinators’ threat of chemical over-use
By Stacy Gittleman With the heralding of summer comes the pressure to have the greenest, most weed and pest-free lawn in the...
4 hours ago


The changing role of local libraries
With the coming of the digital age, how we look up information and access media has changed. The library catalog of index cards stored in…
Mar 26


Policing technology in local communities
According to Bloomfield Township police officers, on February 4 patrol officers tracked the driver of the gold Cadillac, Mohamad Qasim…
Feb 25


FDA: Controlling what goes in food products
Prompted in part by the publication of Upton Sinclair’s novel The Jungle and its examination of the unsanitary conditions of the Chicago…
Jan 30


Michigan immigrants: heightened concerns
Elizabeth Orozco-OrÂozco-Vasquez, executive director of Freedom House in Detroit, has seen it all before and, in the coming months, expects…
Jan 1


Making sure it’s safe to eat out in Oakland
When the late Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson would eat out at Oakland County restaurants and other food institutions inspected
Nov 29, 2024


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…
Oct 23, 2024


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…
Sep 25, 2024


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…
Aug 29, 2024


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…
Jul 24, 2024