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Articles
Opinion | A defense of Enbridge, its environmental record and Line 5
The vice president of Enbridge’s U.S. operations makes a case for why the company that operates Line 5 under the Mackinac Straits should be trusted.
Opinion | Michigan’s substitute teacher shortage hurts kids, says Up North supt.
The substitute teacher crisis shouldn’t surprise anyone who’s watched Michigan schools be shorted in state budgets for years.
Opinion | Fix the damn schools, Michigan
A Wayne State professor takes political leaders to task for the sorry state of Michigan’s schools.
Opinion | Time to close Michigan’s access gap to mental health services
Only half of Michiganders on Medicaid who need mental health support receive care; those on private health insurance don’t fare much better.
Opinion | Cleanup of Great Lakes pollution hot spots is good for economy
Cleaning up the mess we’ve made of our waterways isn’t just the right thing to do; it helps revitalize communities.
Opinion | Michigan is now 44th in per-resident support for higher ed
Disinvestment in public universities and community colleges is hobbling Michigan’s future.
Opinion | Enbridge has proven it can’t be trusted with water and Line 5
Michigan has too much at stake to allow Line 5 to continue operating.
Opinion | That Pure Michigan you love? Thank the MEDC
From historic preservation to blight removal, state and community development projects from the Michigan Economic Development Corp. are making the state a better place to live and visit.
Opinion | In sexual assault cases, Michigan universities need oversight
Michigan universities need an independent watchdog to ensure they can no longer silence students and their complaints over how sexual assault investigations are handled.
Opinion | Let’s all make Michigan a leader in addressing climate change
Responding to a guest commentary by the Sierra Club, the chairman of DTE Energy says the power company is doing its part to battle climate change.
Opinion | How bad are Michigan’s roads? It’s even affecting food banks
The executive director of the Food Bank Council of Michigan says investing in our roads is vital to the state’s future.
Opinion | ‘Medicare for All’ would hurt Michigan businesses
Former lieutenant governor Brian Calley argues that politicians should stop messing with the health care system because it will hurt Michigan small businesses.
Opinion | Fund the child, not the ZIP code, in Michigan school budget
A Michigan superintendent takes issue with a recent Bridge guest commentary that argued for equal, rather than equitable, school funding.
Opinion | Michigan conservation officers save lives. Don’t cut our budget.
At least 31 people have been saved by Michigan conservation officers since 2015. A budget proposal in the House threatens to eliminate some of those positions at the Department of Natural Resources.
Opinion | Great Lakes need protection. But shutting Line 5 is foolish.
Enbridge is taking steps to safeguard the pipeline that pumps $160 million in taxes into Michigan’s economy. Politicians’ knee-jerk proposals to decommission the pipeline would only hurt the working class.
Opinion | Enough is enough – don’t fix Michigan's roads with classroom dollars
Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey’s idea doesn’t fix the damn roads – it kicks the can down the damn road.
Opinion | School equity proposal exacerbates system of winners vs. losers
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s $1 million school research collaborative has drawn widespread support statewide. There’s one problem: It doesn’t even the playing field.
Opinion | Michigan school libraries are still in limbo. Why?
Michigan cut back on school librarians during the recession. It’s time to bring them back.
Opinion | DTE’s plans for gas plant pose climate risk
Why build a new gas-powered plant when renewables are the future?
Opinion | Give visas to skilled immigrants in places Michigan is stagnant
Many places in Michigan are losing population. The solution: Visas specifically for skilled immigrants willing to move there. It’s an idea based on successful programs in Canada and Australia.