We are too big, too busy and too consumptive to trust an unfettered marketplace to protect vital resources like water. Ask any Toledoan.
Brunch with Bridge
For such a beautiful part of Michigan, the U.P. isn’t ready for its close-up
Why do so many films made in the state shoot in the southern regions? People, equipment and inadequate promotion.
A chill at the half-century mark prompts a new focus on life
Growing older brings its share of sorrows, but also a renewed appreciation of friends old and new. So raise a glass; your time's not past.
Six paths to a freer Michigan
Everybody loves a list. Are these a half dozen ways to make a better Michigan? Our contributor thinks so.
In praise of place: A small town isn’t a backwater, and Holland is a marvel
Where did you grow up? It may be a bubble, but it’s a Grover’s Corners, too, full of lives worthy of respect and attention.
A toast to those with the courage to say ‘vote for me’
It’s easy to get cynical about elections, but if some people didn’t bother to file and get out there with the handshakes, we wouldn’t have much of a system.
Anti-panhandling ordinances should offend our moral conscience
Beggars are unsightly and discomfiting, but we’re called to help them, not shove them out of sight and out of mind.
How about a cease-fire for Michigan pyrotechnics?
Three years of relaxed fireworks restrictions have sowed bad blood between neighbors, terrorized pets and set city leaders fuming. Is freedom worth it?
Visit a few gems on the sunset side before summer sets
A national travel guide spills the beans on its top 10 travel guides, and guess which state made No. 1? A native makes some trip suggestions.
A law for what should go without saying: Don’t leave kids in cars
Why is it so hard for some parents to learn that a parked car is not a short-term daycare center?