Brunch with Bridge

If you grew up in Michigan, you might have a place like Teal Lake. Lucky you.

The poor and people of color are disproportionately affected when temperatures rise and industrial waste exacts its toll.

Even with the work a summer cottage brings, Michigan’s relaxation zone is a place unlike any other.

Condemning a crude bigot like Donald Sterling is too easy, especially while people of color face real issues that too often are ignored.

Here’s a revolutionary concept for education: It isn’t, and shouldn’t, be just about “college and career readiness.” Maybe it should just be about itself.

Will ‘makerspaces’ breathe new life into Michigan manufacturing? It’s certainly an idea worth messing around with. Got a screwdriver?

Obviously, law enforcement in Michigan’s newest state park is important. But longtime visitors have their own good reasons for fearing the long arm of the law.

Forcing ex-cons to lead with their records on job applications is as effective as a facial tattoo – at keeping them unemployed.

Ellen Airgood is one recent Upper Peninsula novelist whose work has traveled beyond the state. But she still hasn’t quit her day job.