Bill for long-unfunded benefits has come due
Bloomfield Township, established in 1827, is a beautiful, bucolic, primarily residential community of about 41,000 people spread out...
Jan 22, 2019
Leave the state ballot proposals alone
Several bills being pushed through the legislature in the last days of the lame duck session were attempting to usurp the will of...
Dec 18, 2018
Shortchanging the voters on marijuana
On November 6, voters across Michigan approved Proposal 1, by 56 percent of the electorate, which made the state the first in the Midwest...
Dec 18, 2018
Respecting process, committee volunteers
It took three city commission meetings, but Birmingham commissioners finally approved a contract for the next citywide master plan...
Nov 20, 2018
Lessons for healing state foster care system
Lawmakers returning to Lansing or heading to the Capital for the first time will have a full plate of issues to deal with, but mustn't...
Nov 20, 2018
Our endorsements for November election
Birmingham, Bloomfield Township and Bloomfield Hills voters will be deciding among candidates in the November 6 general election for a...
Sep 25, 2018
County clerk must accept responsibility
A pair of investigations into the shortage of precinct ballots available to Oakland County voters in the final hours of the Tuesday,...
Aug 21, 2018
Facts, civility must rule at public meetings
More and more, we live in a society where facts are disregarded and manners are optional. It's not a good look for any of us at any time,...
Aug 21, 2018
Schools, state should address testing radon requirement
About six school districts in Oakland County – including the Bloomfield Hills School District and Rochester Community Schools – regularly...
Jul 24, 2018
Our endorsements for August primary
Voters in Birmingham, Bloomfield Township and Bloomfield Hills will be determining the fate of primary candidates in the Tuesday, August...
Jun 26, 2018
