JUST PRESS PRINT: Whether it’s used to make trinkets or custom-designed machine parts, 3-D printing will change manufacturing. (Photo by Flickr user theycallmebrant; used under Creative Commons license) The 3-D printer is no Star Trek replicator, but it’s pretty darn close. The futuristic machine could well be the next big thing in manufacturing, and substantially […]
3-D printing is new way to make things, in state where manufacturing thrives
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Put pen to paper, and give the world a gratitude adjustment
PUT IT IN WRITING: Whether it’s on plain paper or a fancy card, there’s nothing like a handwritten thank-you note. (Bridge photo by Robin Miner-Swartz) I sent a thank-you note to my therapist last week. I hadn’t seen her in more than a decade, but recently found myself reflecting on my time with her and […]
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Far from bankrupt: Michigan art museums thrive despite economic woes
To hear John Henry, director of the Flint Institute of Arts, tell it, there once existed a near-magical time in that city’s history, when its blue-collar roots lived in harmony with a yearning for beauty and creativity somewhere off the assembly line. That was the era when Charles Stewart Mott, the city’s two-time mayor and […]
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Why go? A peek inside some of the state’s best art museums
With the end of a summer approaching, Michigan tourists may be looking for more indoor destinations in fall. The state’s art museums welcome hundreds of thousands of visitors in a year, with collections and programming that vary widely. A few possibilities are: Detroit Institute of Arts Michigan’s largest, located on Woodward Avenue in the city’s […]
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Some schools sell themselves in silly, superficial ways
Margaret Trimer-Hartley Back to school shopping in Michigan takes on a whole new meaning in this era of free market school choice. Parents are still scouting deals on pens, pencils and backpacks, but now schools are also on the prowl for students. The gimmicks they’re using borrow the best—and the worst— from retail. In the […]
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The Giving Judge: Which comes first, impartial justice or partisan politics?
Henry Saad is a Michigan Court of Appeals judge who keeps on giving. To his church. To his profession. To the national Republican Party. Judge Henry Saad In 2012, the 65-year-old Bloomfield Township resident contributed an eye-popping $80,800 — more than half of his $151,441-annual salary — to Republican candidates and causes, according to the […]
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Why Michigan citizens should care about money in judicial politics
Rich Robinson is executive director of the Michigan Campaign Finance Network, a non-profit, non-partisan campaign finance watchdog group in Lansing. Here are his thoughts about judges who contribute big bucks to political campaigns and the role big money plays in judicial elections. Q. What do you think about Michigan Court of Appeals Judge Henry Saad […]
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Northern Michigan residents “ho hum” over Detroit’s bankruptcy.
Ask just about any northern Michigander about Detroit’s bankruptcy and they’ll tell you much the same—should have happened 20 years ago. After moving here some 41 years ago from Lansing myself and eventually becoming the editor and publisher of the Petoskey News-Review, I have found the attitude towards Detroit hasn’t changed much. Probably the strongest […]
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Homeless in Detroit: Deep in the trenches of poverty
Ericka Murria was 17-years-old when she first went to Coalition on Temporary Shelter with her one-year-old daughter. Murria, a survivor of domestic violence and sexual assault, she lived on hard times after her mother passed away. She’d been living with friends who were into drugs and alcohol. But after her friends stole her Bridge card […]
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Misplaced rage over minimum wage: Workers need options to leave burgers behind
WRONG RECIPE: One-day strikes by fast-food workers, like this one last year in Milwaukee, are spreading, with demands for higher wages. But fast food shouldn’t be a long-term stop for most workers; their energy would be better-spent on school and training. (Photo by Flickr user Light Brigading/used under Creative Commons license) The recent marching and […]
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