- Sep 25, 2018
The debate over fish farms on the Great Lakes
Dan Vogler is the owner of the family-operated Harrietta Hills Fish Farm in Harrietta, Michigan and the Grayling Fish Hatchery located...
- Sep 25, 2018
How governments handle sex assault complaints
The Me Too movement has brought an increased awareness of sexual harassment and sexual assault. But the problem is not confined to the...
- Aug 21, 2018
November ballot question on legalizing marijuana
Michigan voters in 2008 were presented with a ballot proposal to allow the compassionate use of medical marijuana for a variety of uses,...
- Aug 21, 2018
The EPA slowdown on dangers of formaldehyde
There is a skirmish taking place in Washington over a draft report on the acceptable levels of formaldehyde that critics say illustrates...
- Jul 24, 2018
The role of demographics in current elections
We all belong to something, whether it's a religious group, an ethnic category, or some kind of community. With the August 7 primary...
- Jul 24, 2018
State under the gun on broken foster care system
The case of seven-year-old Ricky Holland in Michigan gained national attention in 2005 when the boy's adoptive parents claimed he went...
- Jun 26, 2018
Testing for radon in schools not always done
Considered the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States, radon gas leaches undetected into millions of basements each...
- Jun 26, 2018
Military surplus donations to police resume
On August 9, 2014, following the shooting death of Michael Brown, an African American teen, by a white police officer in Ferguson,...
- May 22, 2018
Rethinking the cities for Millennials, Baby Boomers
For most urban areas, in the question of the chicken or the egg, it's clear which came first. The metropolis developed from a mature...
- May 22, 2018
Sewer overflows: Deluge of issues facing counties
The old saying about foul matter flowing downhill – in this case actual sewage – takes on literal and figurative meanings in metro...
