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...