

Charter schools
A public school education is as enshrined in America as the Pilgrims, with the first public school founded in Boston in 1635. But there...
Feb 1, 2017


Impact of septic systems
State environmental regulators estimate there are about 1.3 million on-site wastewater, or septic, systems operating in the state of...
Feb 1, 2017


Kids or criminals
At the end of each school year, local Michigan school districts are required to report to the Michigan Department of Education the total...
Jan 1, 2017


Protecting the rivers
John Hartig was a senior high school student in 1969 when he and his classmates in Allen Park watched a plume of smoke rise from the...
Jan 1, 2017


Battle for trash hauling
What was once a small snow plowing company, with only the city of Hamtramck as a major customer, is now the dominant waste hauler in...
Dec 1, 2016


Rise and fall of a newspaper
Most people might not consider being hospitalized with an unexpected heart condition a stroke of good luck, but Frank Shepherd, former...
Dec 1, 2016


Tax audits for homesteads
Owning a home provides many benefits, from the pride in having a place of your own, to being able to take a deduction on your annual tax...
Dec 1, 2016


Removing the lead
Effects from lead in plumbing, paint and gasoline continue to haunt the health and well-being of communities even decades after its...
Nov 1, 2016


Heroin surge continuing
Once only the province of cheap, seedy hotels, today's junkies are shooting up in living rooms, public bathrooms, in affluent shopping...
Nov 1, 2016


School funding disparity
The debate over which school districts have more money, and therefore, which students are better prepared for college and the world...
Nov 1, 2016