INVADERS!: The sea lamprey is just one invasive species now harming the Great Lakes – and more are on the way if unified action isn’t taken across the Great Lakes basin, argues Brunch columnist Helen Taylor. Two significant Great Lakes events happened in Michigan in the last two weeks. We should all be spreading the […]
Mackinac Island
Posted inGuest Commentary
Guest commentary: Policy-makers should skip Mackinac Island and visit some classrooms
By Ken Winter (courtesy photo/used under Creative Commons license) PETOSKEY – I won’t be one of the 1,500 or so of Michigan’s top businessmen, politicians and other leaders converging for three days this week on Mackinac Island for the Mackinac Policy Conference. I cancelled my plans to attend so I could substitute for a local […]
Posted inSuccess
Southfield wins graduation 'game'
Football is full of statistics: rushing yards per game; total offense; turnovers; yards after catch; passing efficiency. In the end, though, the only numbers that matter are on the scoreboard. Did you win or did you lose? Southfield Public Schools doesn’t have the best 8th-grade or 4th-grade MEAP scores. And its juniors score below average […]
Posted inQuality of Life
Win cool stuff: 'Two Great Bridges' contest!
To celebrate the debut of Bridge, we’re launching the “Two Great Bridges” contest. The grand prize: An all-expenses paid weekend for two at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, overlooking the Mackinac Bridge. Second prize is a weekend for two at Greektown Casino-Hotel in Detroit. Here are the contest details: · To enter, simply subscribe […]
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