Urban farm plan reels in cash, tilapia

Gary Wozniak regards his domain with the enthusiasm of an evangelist. Where most people would look at these wide expanses of Detroit blight and see dark despair, he sees ...

Urban farm plan reels in cash, tilapia

Michigan In-Depth This Week

Ethnic media alliance pushes stories of success, provides community leadership
By: Dana Hollowell - 15 May 2012 - 0 Comments

Michigan is home to a variety of ethnic media outlets: the Jewish News, the Latino Press, the Michigan Chronicle among them. Dr. Hayg Oshagan, a professor at Wayne State University, looked at the outlets ...

Michigan goes hard after student loan defaulters
By: Ron French - 15 May 2012 - 12 Comments

Former college students in the eastern half of Michigan get hauled into federal court for defaulting on their student loans at 10 times the rate of the national average. That doesn’t mean more Michigan residents ...

State takes cautious approach to freight hub proposals
By: Derek Melot - 15 May 2012 - 6 Comments

A dizzying number of transportation-related proposals centered on Detroit’s mid-continent location are floating around Michigan. They have funny names (Aerotropolis), links to faraway locales (Halifax, Nova Scotia) and impressive engineering goals (a rail tunnel tall ...

Land O Links
By: Derek Melot - 15 May 2012 - 0 Comments

“The great aim of education is not knowledge but action” – Herbert Spencer, 19th century English philosopher. * The Delft Theater building in downtown Marquette has been sold and closed, reports the Mining Journal. ...

Guest column: Student loan debt is next big bubble
15 May 2012 - 8 Comments

By Evan Montague/Lansing Community College Graduation stories abound this time of year, inspiring students and educators alike with the promise of a career and personal success. Imagine starting this journey with a monthly payment ...

Report: Michigan’s license ‘burden’ is above average
By: Derek Melot - 10 May 2012 - 4 Comments

The Institute for Justice, which describes itself as the “nation’s only libertarian public interest law firm, has published a new study on the burden of licensing requirements for 102 different professions across the United ...