UCLA turned down $3 million from Donald Sterling. Why does Calvin accept millions from a foundation tied to Blackwater?
Guest column: Calvin College chooses money over values
Posted inBusiness Watch
Cherry wars: The crazy economics of Michigan’s favorite pitted fruit
Cherries dumped in ditches? Polish imports? With the National Cherry Festival in full swing, one cherry producer is left with a sour taste.
Posted inPhil's Column
The only cherry pie recipe you’ll need this summer
Tracing family roots to Michigan’s unparalleled sour cherry harvest.
Posted inGuest Commentary
Constant tax cuts killing Pure Michigan
There is plenty of blame to go around for this diminished Michigan Dream. The biggest culprit is not the Great Recession, but the wrongheaded belief that cutting taxes will improve the economy.
Posted inBrunch with Bridge
Readers deserved more transparency in lengthy charter-school indictment
The Detroit Free Press spent thousands of words criticizing the Michigan charter-school community. Some of them were wrong.
Posted inBrunch with Bridge
Lansing’s next generation of doers has things well in hand, er, paws
No need to fret over who will carry the torch for Michigan’s capital city when its current boosters are exhausted. The farm team is already stepping up.
Posted inUrban Affairs
VIDEO: How is Detroit's public transportation doing under Duggan?
How are Detroit's buses running these days? We asked the people who depend on them day after day.
Posted inUrban Affairs
Mike Duggan and the selling of Detroit 2014
Set a goal, control the numbers, trumpet the results. That’s been Mike Duggan’s leadership playbook for two decades. Has he pushed his luck with Detroit?
Posted inUrban Affairs
Benchmark: Public safety
Should we stay or should we go? A reporter’s notebook on living with crime in Detroit.
Posted inUrban Affairs
Benchmark: Schools
Detroit’s patchwork of traditional public and charter schools can be confusing to parents looking for a good fit. The resulting chaos led a group of parents to share information on promising schools.