

Protecting the rivers
John Hartig was a senior high school student in 1969 when he and his classmates in Allen Park watched a plume of smoke rise from the...
Jan 1, 2017


Battle for trash hauling
What was once a small snow plowing company, with only the city of Hamtramck as a major customer, is now the dominant waste hauler in...
Dec 1, 2016


Rise and fall of a newspaper
Most people might not consider being hospitalized with an unexpected heart condition a stroke of good luck, but Frank Shepherd, former...
Dec 1, 2016


Tax audits for homesteads
Owning a home provides many benefits, from the pride in having a place of your own, to being able to take a deduction on your annual tax...
Dec 1, 2016


Removing the lead
Effects from lead in plumbing, paint and gasoline continue to haunt the health and well-being of communities even decades after its...
Nov 1, 2016


Heroin surge continuing
Once only the province of cheap, seedy hotels, today's junkies are shooting up in living rooms, public bathrooms, in affluent shopping...
Nov 1, 2016


School funding disparity
The debate over which school districts have more money, and therefore, which students are better prepared for college and the world...
Nov 1, 2016


Coal tar sealant
Just imagine a hidden health risk lurking in your driveway or a nearby parking lot that could be harming you, your children, and the...
Oct 1, 2016


Poverty in Oakland County
The image of people who are poor and suffering from poverty are often of homeless men sleeping on the streets, of a destitute individual...
Oct 1, 2016


Death With Dignity movement
Since the late pathologist Dr. Jack Kevorkian became famous, or infamous, depending on the point of view, in the 1990s for helping ill...
Oct 1, 2016












