November best choice for center bond vote
In June 2023, Birmingham residents were delightfully surprised to discover that after eight years of seriously searching for a permanent...
Jan 30, 2025
Paid parental leave policy a good first step
Listening is always a good way to lead. Bloomfield Township Supervisor Mike McCready spent his first couple of months in office on a...
Jan 30, 2025


Modify hours, boost security at Village Fair
Communities across the metro area are being faced with decisions they never expected to have to make – closing long-established events...
Jan 1, 2025


Money grab by Democrats on county board
As the clock was running out in December, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners took it upon themselves to give themselves an...
Jan 1, 2025
Attention needed – now – to employee study
In his successful 2024 election campaign, newly-installed Bloomfield Township Supervisor Mike McCready emphasized that the township was...
Nov 29, 2024
Ongoing state fight involving local control
They say all politics are local. That is especially true when decisions are being made to dig gravel mines essentially in someone's...
Nov 29, 2024


Our recommendations for November ballot
Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills and Bloomfield Township voters will be deciding in the November 5 general election a variety of...
Sep 20, 2024
Strategic plan needs more than a rush job
A strategic plan is an organization's process of defining its strategy or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to...
Aug 29, 2024
Thumbs down on a 20-year county parks tax
We have long been a supporter of the Oakland County parks system which is funded for the most part by annual taxes paid by county...
Aug 29, 2024
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 27, 2024







