

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,...
Jun 27, 2024


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
May 30, 2024


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
Apr 24, 2024


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…
Mar 27, 2024


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…
Feb 21, 2024


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…
Jan 24, 2024


Eyes in the sky: Increased drone use by police
By Stacy Gittleman Jim Santilli’s business is taking off. As the president of American Air Operations in Troy, Santilli holds an Airman...
Dec 28, 2023


Money v rights: Civil Rights Commission challenge
The Michigan Civil Rights Department is approaching a crossroad that will determine its success or failure to address complaints about its a
Nov 21, 2023


First year update: Oakland County mass transit
Oakland County voters in November 2022 approved the Oakland County Public Transportation millage, a 10-year, .95 mill tax dedicated…
Oct 24, 2023


PFAS threats to health in all aspects of daily life
Kathy Wusterbath remembers the summers of her childhood and teen years swimming and working as a lifeguard on the shores of Van Etten Lake…
Sep 26, 2023