Kurt Metzger is director of Data Driven Detroit, a nonprofit in Detroit established by foundations to build greater capacity for people to work together, and improve lives and communities affiliated with the Michigan Nonprofit Association. He was research director for United Way for Southeastern Michigan from 2005 to 2008 and before that, was a director […]
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Posted inGuest Commentary
Guest column: Rise in whooping cough puts Michigan babies at risk
By Cynthia Williams/Michigan Education Special Services Association Think about the last time you coughed – or the last time someone coughed near you. Did you notice a runny nose? Sneezing? These common symptoms could indicate a common cold. Or they could stem from whooping cough, a life-threatening disease that’s on the rise in the United […]
Posted inMichigan Government
This man has power over 1 in 5 Mich. lives
Stephen Fitton has a corner office on the top floor of a state office building in Lansing, which is perhaps fitting for the person who directs the second-most expensive program in Michigan government To be clear, the corner office, like the man who inhabits it, is far from ostentatious. Fitton has plenty of windows — […]
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