- Jun 16, 2020
Tracking invaders: hunting for non-native species
Katie Grzesiak currently has one thing on her mind: garlic mustard. The invasive terrestrial plant might look cute with its small white...
- Jun 16, 2020
The meth problem starting to show once again
While to many it is considered a seminal piece of television artistry, in reality Breaking Bad was just a TV series, a mere work of...
- May 20, 2020
Farming challenges: coronavirus adds to concerns
LC Scramlin is the third-generation to work the land on his family farm in Holly, Michigan, where he currently raises sheep, lamb and...
- May 20, 2020
Municipal outlook: community leaders' updates
Over two months into a stunning economic recession wrought by an invisible enemy, the COVID-19 virus, local municipalities are grappling...
- Mar 24, 2020
Predicting prison terms and parole
Imagine your future was determined by statistics inputted and spit out by a computer. That is just what is occurring to convicted...
- Mar 20, 2020
Coronavirus: What’s being done in local area
The panic button has been hit. On it reads “coronavirus,” and we're all feeling its ramifications, if not its symptoms. Local and state...
- Feb 25, 2020
School shootings, shooting drills, student stress
At two minutes before noon on Friday, December 19, 2019 – the last day of school before winter break – a BluePoint alert was sounded at...
- Feb 25, 2020
Cosmetics contamination: Little FDA oversight
Melissa Cooper Sargent would start every workshop on cosmetics at the Ecology Center with one question, "True or false, the FDA must...
- Jan 28, 2020
The Interview: County Executive David Coulter
Oakland County is in the midst of change – after 27 years as county executive, L. Brooks Patterson passed away last August, leaving a...
- Jan 28, 2020
Current state of recreational cannabis business
Michigan's Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) announced adult-use marijuana sales had crossed the $10 million mark on...
