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Michigan news: Bridge archive

TitleDateAuthor
Will ‘Holland, Michigan’ be fed into the ‘Fargo’ wood chipper?Jeffrey Polet
Fratricide at Fort Hood brings veteran mental health back to forefrontBrandon Hubbard
Foundations open wallets to improve Detroit’s fortunesKaren Dumas
My school’s great, it’s Detroit that’s failing – and other mythsMike Wilkinson
March gradness: An NCAA bracket built on grad rates, not victoriesJohn Bebow
Volunteer school board members deserve adequate trainingKathy Hayes
Take me out to the (non-taxpayer financed) ball gameTed Roelofs
Public shells out for Detroit sports stadiumsTed Roelofs
Schools must work together in lean timesPhil Power
Albion High slighted in Bridge articleAshlin Tabiadon
Asking the questions that impact studentsMichael Rice
Last chance! Community Conversations end this week: Make your voice heardBridge Staff
Children are too precious to be pawns, even to serve a noble causeConor Dugan
Michigan arts economy is more than a tip jar, but it can be even biggerNatalie Burg
Meet Detroit’s creditorsMike Wilkinson
Detroit creditor winners and losersMike Wilkinson
Funding to improve teacher prep passes House subcommitteeRon French
Shinola’s place in Detroit’s futureAlexander Moroz
Don’t roll back Michigan no-fault insurance protectionsChuck Fellows
You're invited to the Detroit Collaborative Community ConversationBridge Staff
13 MILES TO MARSHALL: Tough times lead very different high schools to merge (chapter 1)Ron French
13 MILES TO MARSHALL: Hard classes and difficult lessons for Albion teens (chapter 2)Ron French
13 MILES TO MARSHALL: Are Albion and Marshall a model for other troubled districts? (chapter 3)Ron French
13 MILES TO MARSHALL: For Albion students, a long day, but ‘worth it’ (chapter 4)Ron French
Pay for roads and college now, or pay laterPhil Power
For Michigan shore-dwellers, life’s a beach, and that’s the problemJohn Schneider
Reset the new year, and take a walk outsideHelen Taylor
Graffiti’s role in the revival of Michigan citiesNancy Derringer
A choice for cities: Destroy graffiti or restrict itNancy Derringer
Grand Rapids must deal with its debtJacob Ignatoski
For-profits gobbling up community hospitals in MichiganJulie Edgar
Michigan hospitals – Who owns whatJulie Edgar
Hospital consolidations tend to raise prices, change priorities, studies findJulie Edgar
There’s economic power in Michigan’s creative industriesJennifer Goulet, Mark Murray
March Madness: Center for Michigan crisscrossing the state for last three weeks of conversationsBridge Staff
For U.P. residents, some health data to provoke chest painsRon Riekki
For Sunshine Week, more governmental transparency, pleaseCharles Hill
Despite congressional muscle, Michigan ranks near bottom in funding for veteransTed Roelofs
Self-medicating homeless vets not seeking help they needTed Roelofs
Community partnerships to attack Michigan mental health crisisLarissa N. Niec, Ignacio D. Acevedo-Polakovich
No-fault reform would cut high rates, but beneficiaries fear losing quality of lifeTed Roelofs
At issue: Michigan’s no-fault auto insuranceTed Roelofs
Surgery, therapy effective against obesity; more should get bothMarianne Udow-Phillips
We want YOU! Time’s Running Short on Community ConversationsBridge Staff
Michigan Radio: Being broke makes Detroit get creativeLester Graham
For one firefighter, ignorance about public safety burnsLarry Sybesma
It’s harder to be a fan ‘away,’ so make everyone feel at homeRobin Miner-Swartz
Duggan’s Detroit mayoralty: The start of something big, or just a start?Larry Gabriel
Are Michigan’s restrictions on gay and abortion rights holding state back?Chris Andrews
Gay and abortion rights laws at issue in MichiganChris Andrews