Vote NO on Birmingham charter change
Citizens run to be representatives of their local municipal governments for many reasons, chief amongst them the personal belief that...
Mar 1, 2016
Don't expect immediate library funding
Baldwin Public Library in Birmingham, the building for which is owned by the city, recently received unanimous approval from the city...
Feb 1, 2016
The city's role during future road work
Aging infrastructure is the bane of most Michigan municipalities, suffering with broken water mains, corroded sewers, and crumbling,...
Feb 1, 2016
Limit further damage Devine can inflict
We called five months ago for Bloomfield Township Treasurer Dan Devine to step down from his position in hopes of putting an end to a...
Jan 1, 2016
The crumb rubber artificial turf fiasco
A majority of local public and private schools we spoke with while writing a story for this issue on the safety of crumb rubber...
Dec 1, 2015
Update state sex offender registry law
It's not often that the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and conservative Republican members of the state legislature agree on the...
Nov 1, 2015
Our candidate choices for November vote
Residents in Birmingham and Bloomfield Hills are being asked to choose among a large field of candidates to fill seats on their city...
Oct 1, 2015
Require use of municipal e-mail accounts
A recent survey of Oakland County municipal governments found that nearly 30 percent of elected municipal officials use private e-mail...
Sep 1, 2015
Charter no place for road restriction
By definition, a city or municipal charter is a legal document establishing a municipality, and it determines the laws by which the city...
Sep 1, 2015
Bloomfield treasurer Devine must resign
We want readers to know in advance that what you are about to read has been under discussion for months in the offices of Downtown...
Aug 1, 2015












