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Jan 4

‘Orphaned’ oil, gas wells and threat to the climate

Starting as early as 1859, long-gone prospectors drilled wells for oil and gas in Michigan, looking to cash in to fuel the American Industri

Jan 4

The Interview: Oakland health officials on pandemic

In a wide ranging interview, Downtown news editor Lisa Brody spoke to the two leading health experts in Oakland County, health officer Leigh

Dec 4, 2020

Lead threat: How communities are responding

Zero. That is the only acceptably safe level of lead in parts per billion (ppb) that should exist in our drinking water. Yet, the federal...

Dec 4, 2020

Bail reform: Race, class play inordinate role now

For the classic board game of Monopoly, players can end up in “jail” by landing on the jail site or if they are unable to pay the fine wh...

Nov 5, 2020

Racism impact: No longer a Black/White issue

When we think of racism, most of us think of it as a Black/White issue. But racism can, and does, affect people of all colors, races and ...

Nov 5, 2020

Economic snapshot: The state of local business

Pivot. If there’s one word repeated by Oakland County’s business owners across communities and sectors, it’s pivot. When Michigan shut dow...

Oct 8, 2020

Paramilitary movement: Welcome to the militia

We have all seen them before – armed, military-like figures like those showing up at the state capitol building this past spring to prote...

Oct 8, 2020

Woke fashion: Environment and the industry

When Detroit Denim Company reopens its retail shop, ideally sometime next year, customers’ experiences will look quite different than the...

Sep 9, 2020

Pandemic vote: ballots to start coming this month

“Vote early and vote often.” That tongue-in-cheek election phrase, believed to have first been uttered in 1856 by John Van Buren, an at...

Sep 9, 2020

Go green: local communities’ sustainability efforts

While most people have been literally assaulted in the past several years with headlines about climate change and the national debate ove...

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‘Orphaned’ oil, gas wells and threat to the climate

The Interview: Oakland health officials on pandemic

Lead threat: How communities are responding

Bail reform: Race, class play inordinate role now

Racism impact: No longer a Black/White issue

Economic snapshot: The state of local business

Paramilitary movement: Welcome to the militia

Woke fashion: Environment and the industry

Pandemic vote: ballots to start coming this month

Go green: local communities’ sustainability efforts

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