

Food insecurity increasing during the pandemic
One of the many indelible images over the past year is that of cars filling parking lots, drivers waiting in hours-long lines to pick up
Jan 26, 2021


‘Orphaned’ oil, gas wells and threat to the climate
Starting as early as 1859, long-gone prospectors drilled wells for oil and gas in Michigan, looking to cash in to fuel the American Industri
Jan 3, 2021


The Interview: Oakland health officials on pandemic
In a wide ranging interview, Downtown news editor Lisa Brody spoke to the two leading health experts in Oakland County, health officer Leigh
Jan 3, 2021


Lead threat: How communities are responding
Zero. That is the only acceptably safe level of lead in parts per billion (ppb) that should exist in our drinking water. Yet, the federal...
Dec 3, 2020


Bail reform: Race, class play inordinate role now
For the classic board game of Monopoly, players can end up in “jail” by landing on the jail site or if they are unable to pay the fine...
Dec 3, 2020


Racism impact: No longer a Black/White issue
When we think of racism, most of us think of it as a Black/White issue. But racism can, and does, affect people of all colors, races and...
Nov 4, 2020


Economic snapshot: The state of local business
Pivot. If there’s one word repeated by Oakland County’s business owners across communities and sectors, it’s pivot. When Michigan shut...
Nov 4, 2020


Paramilitary movement: Welcome to the militia
We have all seen them before – armed, military-like figures like those showing up at the state capitol building this past spring to...
Oct 8, 2020


Woke fashion: Environment and the industry
When Detroit Denim Company reopens its retail shop, ideally sometime next year, customers’ experiences will look quite different than...
Oct 8, 2020


Pandemic vote: ballots to start coming this month
“Vote early and vote often.” That tongue-in-cheek election phrase, believed to have first been uttered in 1856 by John Van Buren, an...
Sep 9, 2020












