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Michigan news: Bridge archive

TitleDateAuthor
Bay City, then and nowMike Wilkinson
Battle Creek, then and nowMike Wilkinson
Programs help Michigan food, agriculture companies expandLindsay VanHulle
How to keep a millennial at your company? It ain’t with a ping-pong tableLindsay VanHulle
‘Detroit’ movie is an orgy of violence that doesn’t show my cityDonna L. Givens
If the government wants your property, what should it pay for it? Alan Ackerman
Fewer college students want to be teachers, and why it matters (searchable database)Nancy Derringer
The destruction of Obamacare would hurt Michigan students Ron Koehler
Botched elections. Missing ballots. Is this any way to run a democracy?Joel Kurth
Despite economic growth, Michigan budget to face steep challengesEric Lupher
‘Good Jobs’ law may depend on the definition of goodLindsay VanHulle
Q-and-A: New MEDC chief offers blueprint for Michigan’s economy Lindsay VanHulle
Green grows the algae bloom, and not enough is being done about itBill Richardson
The future of manufacturing is here for the taking in MichiganTom Kelly
Lessons learned: Big money alone can’t fix public schoolsChastity Pratt
Kalkaska’s village president is as ignorant about Muslims as he is hatefulMuzammil Ahmed, Steve Spreitzer
With fewer farmhands, Michigan farmers more willing to buy worker visasTed Roelofs
Detroit Police killed their sons at the Algiers Motel. No one ever said sorry.Danielle L. McGuire
Toasting 200 years of leadership by the University of MichiganPhil Power
He started the Detroit riot. His son wrestles with the carnage.Bill McGraw
A society of wimpsT. R. Shaw Jr.
100 workers recalled. Then they all flunked their drug tests. Chad Selweski
Rising smoke, and terror on Detroit streets during 1967 violencePhil Power
In Michigan: Who wins, who loses if GOP efforts slay ObamacareTed Roelofs
Voter information is already publicly available. And that’s all the Trump administration is getting.Barb Byrum
He became famous defending ‘Algiers Motel’ cops. Deal with it.Joel Kurth
A tale of two Rust Belts: Why Ann Arbor and Kalamazoo thrive, and factory towns struggle.John Austin
Fireworks, parades, and a partisan divide that won’t go awayRon French
Revisiting Ben ShomoRon French
The seduction and sin of fake newsPhil Power
Revisiting Asandi ConnerNancy Derringer
Revisiting John HulettRon French
Revisiting Wilfredo DiazPat Shellenbarger
Revisiting Ron PricePat Shellenbarger
Revisiting Aric Knuth and Jim LeijaRon French
Revisiting Dave and Sherri FrohriepRon French
Revisiting Hussein and Mariam ChararaNancy Derringer
Revisiting Cynthia ShaferRon French
Revisiting Lisa KingRon French
Revisiting Tom HerbonRon French
Share your 1967 recollections and attend showing of documentary on Detroit uprisingsBridge Staff
Can a Chilean forestry company revive Grayling? Lindsay VanHulle
Grayling dusts off downtown with brewpubs, galleriesLindsay VanHulle
Forestry company says it won’t do harm to trout fishing paradiseLindsay VanHulle
Kids count, but to judge from Michigan’s well-being data, not very muchDavid McGhee
The EM law isn’t the whole problem for Michigan cities, but it’s far from a solutionDayne Walling
Reviving war on drugs could carry big costs in MichiganNancy Derringer
Can Detroit find salvation through demolition?Joel Kurth
Detroit is razing thousands of homes. It won’t fix much.Joel Kurth
Bulldoze away: Some Detroit neighborhoods need thinning outJoel Kurth