

May 21, 2019
Despite benefits, fluoride battle goes on
Chances are that if you were a dentist in the early part of the 20th century, the majority of your work involved pulling teeth or fitting fo


Apr 23, 2019
The movement to skip the electoral college
Today, we live in an era where we are bombarded by constant communication, with 24-hour cable news channels, emails flooding us with...


Apr 23, 2019
Major challenges to current recycling efforts
Weeks before the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing began, factories in the city and surrounding areas were ordered closed in an effort to...


Mar 26, 2019
Crackdown: municipal retirement shortages
Bloomfield Township trustees and residents in August 2018, were alerted of a potential looming threat to their way of life.


Mar 26, 2019
The tragic story of Michigan film industry
Part of the magic of Hollywood films is the ability to plant the seed in the viewer's mind that anything can happen.


Feb 19, 2019
Billions of water gallons wasted in the region
This past November, Michigan's new governor, Gretchen Whitmer, was elected, with her slogan, “Fix the damn roads,” playing a key role for...


Feb 19, 2019
Climate change impact on state of Michigan
Extreme weather events like the polar vortex that iced over Michigan and much of the Midwest in late January are expected to become more...


Jan 22, 2019
Concerns over facial recognition software use
Your face is unique; it's your calling card. Now imagine if you were recognized in a crowd via a surveillance camera – linked perhaps to...


Jan 22, 2019
The fight over the new state lead/copper rules
More than a decade before lead pipes and a botched treatment plant started a drinking water crisis in Flint, Virginia Polytechnical...


Dec 18, 2018
5G wireless’ future and community opposition
It became a national joke when former CBS anchor Dan Rather was assaulted in 1986, and the assailant asked Rather, “Kenneth, what is the...