Archive for Tag Archives: ' Traverse City'
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*Is the Traverse City area a “hateful” place? A new map presents a heat index of hateful words sent via Twitter and assigned to their origin points by county. As you zoom in on Michigan, the [...]
Traverse City, Ann Arbor home sales point to brighter 2013
In parts of Michigan, a “For Sale” sign in front of a house is quickly followed by another: “Sold.” Realtors from Grand Rapids to Ann Arbor to Traverse City are reporting trends notably absent in Michigan [...]
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* Michigan electric generators are on track to reach the 10 percent renewable energy standard set forth in state law, says the Public Service Commission. And under provisions of that law, Michigan will have established a [...]
Traverse City’s growth draws attention
In 2007, when Michigan was in the throes of the recession, a young entrepreneur named Chris Treter opened a coffee shop and cafe in Traverse City. The Ohio native could have launched his Higher Grounds Coffee [...]
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“To know that we know what we know, and to know that we do not know what we do not know, that is true knowledge” – Nicolaus Copernicus, 16th century Polish scientist. * This map highlights, to [...]
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“The only fence against the world is a thorough knowledge of it” – John Locke, 17th century English philosopher. * The Center for New Opportunity, a start-up incubator launched by some positive-thinking folks in Lansing, gets a [...]
Schoolchildren shuttle across SE Michigan, raising questions about funding, community identity
There's much to unpack here, but most notable is that the figures and
Schoolchildren shuttle across SE Michigan, raising questions about funding, community identity
"It's the continuing self-segregation of groups," said Booza, an assis
Fortress Grosse Pointe: In world of school choice, community says ‘stay out’
JJ, do you really have any knowledge of the Birmingham Public Schools?
Why are Michigan’s child abuse/neglect rates so high?
That the high number of abuse and neglect cases are most likely econom
Why are Michigan’s child abuse/neglect rates so high?
The trend towards increased levels of child abuse and neglect is distu