Oakland County landfill concernsMichigan for decades has been the garbage receptacle of the Midwest. That has left Michigan with about a quarter century of space left in it
Our digital world: The toxic radiation health threatOur digital world is ubiquitous and the telecommunications industry wants it that way. But academic, medical, public health and scientific…
Homeschooling: The numbers keep increasingWhere have all the children gone? That’s a question demographers and public school districts are wondering, especially those in Michigan…
Aging in Oakland: Response to growing groupOn 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…
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...
Money v rights: Civil Rights Commission challengeThe Michigan Civil Rights Department is approaching a crossroad that will determine its success or failure to address complaints about its a
First year update: Oakland County mass transitOakland County voters in November 2022 approved the Oakland County Public Transportation millage, a 10-year, .95 mill tax dedicated…
PFAS threats to health in all aspects of daily lifeKathy Wusterbath remembers the summers of her childhood and teen years swimming and working as a lifeguard on the shores of Van Etten Lake…
Danger above: Threat of toxic lead in aviation gasBy Stacy Gittleman The United States banned leaded gasoline beginning with cars made in 1975. During this time, the nascent Environmental...
