Downtowns take a hit: the remote work trend impactBy Lisa Brody Humans are social animals. We enjoy congregating for meals, social events, work and notably, to watch athletic contests....
Michigan endangered species list undergoing reviewBy Grace Lovins Species extinction has been a natural part of the evolutionary cycle: whether it's been the dinosaurs, woolly mammoths or...
Report card on schools: the impact of the pandemicOn the surface, things seem to be getting back to normal in this second full school year since the onset of the COVID pandemic.
Traffic stop numbers have a story to tellIn Michigan, Black residents make up around 14 percent of the state’s population, yet account for 37 percent of the state’s jail population…
Assuring that evolving air standards are metBreathe in. Breathe out. The purity of the air we breathe is an ever-changing target, as toxins are emitted into the environment…
LGBTQ+ community rights may now be threatenedOnce upon a time, in what seems like another era, “gay” was a term meaning “cheerful,” “carefree,” or “bright and showy.” By the 1960s, the…
The movement to replace natural gas with electricityOn July 23, 2019, Berkeley, California, passed a first-of-its kind policy restricting the installation of natural gas hookups in new…
Local control threat: The implications of mining fightMichele Joliat lives on a hilltop home with her husband Tom in the rural township of Metamora in Lapeer County. When they purchased their…
Cleaning up the toxic sites in state, Oakland CountyBy Stacy Gittleman One morning in December 2019, drivers commuting along I-696 near Madison Heights began calling in reports that there...
