Among Michigan millennials, Clinton may be the favorite, but with heavy sighs over politics as usual.
Ted Roelofs
Ted Roelofs of Kentwood, has written extensively on healthcare as well as prison and juvenile justice reform. Roelofs spent nearly three decades at the Grand Rapids Press where he covered politics, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, rural poverty and mental illness among the homeless. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin. Reach Ted at ted.roelofs@gmail.com
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Is college still worth the cost? Usually
In spite of rising tuition and loan debt, experts say a college degree still looks like a wise financial investment for most Michigan students, if they choose wisely.
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Michigan prosecutors defying U.S. Supreme Court on ‘juvenile lifers’
The U.S. Supreme Court has instructed states that only “rare” circumstances should keep juvenile offenders in prison for life. Despite this ruling, prosecutors across Michigan have filed petitions seeking to hold most juvenile lifers behind bars until they die
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In prison for decades, one juvenile lifer’s quest for redemption
Convicted of a Macomb County murder in 1992, Bosie Smith, now 41, has earned consistent praise for his leadership from prison staff and even a former warden
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Missing in action: Michigan's primary voters
Dozens of state House primary races will likely shape both parties for years to come. And yet 4-in-5 voters are expected to stay home on Aug. 2
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As hunting wanes, selling Michigan to a new outdoors generation
Critics say the state must better promote a $19-billion industry built on biking, kayaking and other pursuits to attract young adventurists, and residents. More REI than Cabela’s.
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Blue-collar Duluth transformed by outdoor tourism economy
A once-declining industrial city now breathes new life by banking on its outdoor recreation assets
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Michigan balks at rule shortening full-contact practice for high school football
A new guideline recommends no more than 90 minutes of hitting a week to reduce brain injury, but official policy still allows up to six hours. That’s six times what Ohio and Wisconsin allow.
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Live free and die: Michigan’s motorcycle helmet law four years later
In 2015, Michigan recorded the highest number of motorcycle deaths in 30 years, with an average of 14 more deaths annually since a law requiring helmets was dropped. Lansing has no interest in revisiting the helmet law
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Asleep at the desk: How school begins for many Michigan teens
It may be the the simplest way to improve academic achievement. But starting school later in the morning is a surprisingly tough sell