Downtowns take a hit: the remote work trend impact
By Lisa Brody Humans are social animals. We enjoy congregating for meals, social events, work and notably, to watch athletic contests....
Jan 24, 2023
Michigan endangered species list undergoing review
By Grace Lovins Species extinction has been a natural part of the evolutionary cycle: whether it's been the dinosaurs, woolly mammoths or...
Jan 24, 2023
Report card on schools: the impact of the pandemic
On the surface, things seem to be getting back to normal in this second full school year since the onset of the COVID pandemic.
Dec 28, 2022
Traffic stop numbers have a story to tell
In Michigan, Black residents make up around 14 percent of the state’s population, yet account for 37 percent of the state’s jail population…
Nov 23, 2022
Assuring that evolving air standards are met
Breathe in. Breathe out. The purity of the air we breathe is an ever-changing target, as toxins are emitted into the environment…
Nov 23, 2022
LGBTQ+ community rights may now be threatened
Once upon a time, in what seems like another era, “gay” was a term meaning “cheerful,” “carefree,” or “bright and showy.” By the 1960s, the…
Oct 25, 2022
The movement to replace natural gas with electricity
On July 23, 2019, Berkeley, California, passed a first-of-its kind policy restricting the installation of natural gas hookups in new…
Oct 25, 2022
Local control threat: The implications of mining fight
Michele Joliat lives on a hilltop home with her husband Tom in the rural township of Metamora in Lapeer County. When they purchased their…
Sep 27, 2022
Cleaning up the toxic sites in state, Oakland County
By Stacy Gittleman One morning in December 2019, drivers commuting along I-696 near Madison Heights began calling in reports that there...
Aug 23, 2022
Making sure Oakland beaches, waters are safe
Michigan summers. For those of us who endure frozen Michigan winters, we live for these brief months of idyllic days with azure skies, warm…
Jul 26, 2022
