Aug 1, 2016
Next generation of 911
Less than 50 cents. That's the amount the typical phone customer in Oakland County is charged each month to fund emergency 911 services...
Jul 1, 2016
The graying of Oakland
There's a saying that at 20, you have the body you were born with; at 40, the body you're working on; and at 60, the body you deserve. As...
Jul 1, 2016
Fugitive apprehension teams
As a citizen, it can be one of life's scariest moments, hearing that a wanted individual is on the loose, possibly in the local community....
Jul 1, 2016
Excavation and reclamation
Island Lake of Novi is a master planned community built on 901 acres in the heart of the city of Novi, with its own 170-acre lake, five...
Jul 1, 2016
Medical waste in water
Water is rarely pure. Whether it is water that enters our home for drinking and bathing, or dirty water flushed down the drain and...
Jun 1, 2016
Every day phthalate threat
To the normal eye, it would seem there would be no connection linking asthma, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, breast cancer,...
Jun 1, 2016
Military recruiting in schools
Although few high school teens are eligible to enlist in the armed forces, federal law requires that the majority of secondary schools...
Jun 1, 2016
Tale of Two Cities
Suburban sprawl, the mantra of the second half of the twentieth century, appears to be gasping its last breaths as baby boomers and...
May 1, 2016
Muslim leaders speak out
Too often the object of fear and derision, true followers of Islam assert the religion is one of love, respect, and peace. It is also one...
May 1, 2016
LGBT policy storm
Michigan is finding itself in the center of a storm over policy recommendations relative to LGBT students that have been developed by the...