- Nov 30, 2021
Birmingham recount leaves Haig as commissioner
Following an election recount conducted by the Oakland County Elections Division on Tuesday, November 30, requested by Anthony Long…


- Nov 24, 2021
Redrawing districts: the shape of things for 2022
If they are approved and finalized, they will be the official districts for the next decade, until the next decennial census is complete in…


- Nov 24, 2021
Cameras in the courts: rules vary but change afoot
During Derek Chauvin’s recent trial for the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, news stations nationally aired footage from inside…


- Nov 23, 2021
December 2021
THE SEASON OF GRATITUDE Over the years, I have written about gratitude as a virtue every man should cultivate. Yet gratitude means...


- Nov 23, 2021
Dulcie Rosenfeld
Born in Detroit and raised in Birmingham, Dulcie Rosenfeld made a lifetime commitment to community service that earned her plenty of...


- Nov 23, 2021
Karen Austin
It's the first Saturday in October, and Karen Austin spends much of her day participating in the Oakland County high school girls'...


- Nov 23, 2021
Kegham Tazian
Linden Park was not the original home for Pyramid Earth, Kegham Tazian’s newly installed 400-pound sculpture. But the 84-year-old artist...


- Nov 23, 2021
Alexandra Weitz
Life was good for Alexandra Weitz in 2015. The Bloomfield Hills resident was married with an 18-month-old son and had a career as a...


- Nov 23, 2021
Chuck Bigelow
As one who took the road less traveled, Chuck Bigelow, a retired typography professor from the Rochester Institute of Technology in...
- Nov 23, 2021
Lessons from the Birmingham election
We have grown accustomed on a national level to a less than ideal situation when it comes to political debate. Nastiness. Sowing...