

November ballot question on legalizing marijuana
Michigan voters in 2008 were presented with a ballot proposal to allow the compassionate use of medical marijuana for a variety of uses,...
Aug 21, 2018


The EPA slowdown on dangers of formaldehyde
There is a skirmish taking place in Washington over a draft report on the acceptable levels of formaldehyde that critics say illustrates...
Aug 21, 2018


The role of demographics in current elections
We all belong to something, whether it's a religious group, an ethnic category, or some kind of community. With the August 7 primary...
Jul 24, 2018


State under the gun on broken foster care system
The case of seven-year-old Ricky Holland in Michigan gained national attention in 2005 when the boy's adoptive parents claimed he went...
Jul 24, 2018


Testing for radon in schools not always done
Considered the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States, radon gas leaches undetected into millions of basements each...
Jun 26, 2018


Military surplus donations to police resume
On August 9, 2014, following the shooting death of Michael Brown, an African American teen, by a white police officer in Ferguson,...
Jun 26, 2018


Rethinking the cities for Millennials, Baby Boomers
For most urban areas, in the question of the chicken or the egg, it's clear which came first. The metropolis developed from a mature...
May 22, 2018


Sewer overflows: Deluge of issues facing counties
The old saying about foul matter flowing downhill – in this case actual sewage – takes on literal and figurative meanings in metro...
May 22, 2018


Vapor contamination: DEQ indoor air monitoring
State health officials on March 1, 2018, notified the Oakland County Health Division that vapor from solvents associated with the dry...
Apr 24, 2018


Organized crime: Then and now in metro area
Cement shoes. Swimming with the fishes. Code of silence. Going to the mattresses. Shakedown. Rat, mobster, soldier, made man, don....
Apr 24, 2018