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Michigan draws thin in new, high-stakes Indian casino tax negotiations 26 Aug 2013 | 07:58 pm
After 20 years of legalized Indian casino gambling in Michigan, the state is trying to claw back a piece of the action from six tribes as high-stakes talks to extend gaming compacts proceed. At stake...
State seeks tighter oversight of Indian casinos’ local revenue sharing 26 Aug 2013 | 07:46 pm
Since Indian casino gambling in Michigan began in 1994, seven tribes have doled out more than $200 million in communities surrounding their casinos. It was widely presumed under a federal decree gove...
Summer swan songs from the U.P. and below the bridge 26 Aug 2013 | 07:36 pm
“Michigan, My Michigan.” That’s the refrain of a song widely believed to be our state song. Sung to the tune of “Oh Tannenbaum,” the lyrics were originally composed in 1862 but recast in 1902 by Dou...
3-D printing is new way to make things, in state where manufacturing thrives 23 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm
JUST PRESS PRINT: Whether it’s used to make trinkets or custom-designed machine parts, 3-D printing will change manufacturing. (Photo by Flickr user theycallmebrant; used under Creative Commons licens...
Put pen to paper, and give the world a gratitude adjustment 23 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm
PUT IT IN WRITING: Whether it’s on plain paper or a fancy card, there’s nothing like a handwritten thank-you note. (Bridge photo by Robin Miner-Swartz) By Robin Miner-Swartz I sent a thank-you note ...
Far from bankrupt: Michigan art museums thrive despite economic woes 21 Aug 2013 | 02:20 pm
To hear John Henry, director of the Flint Institute of Arts, tell it, there once existed a near-magical time in that city’s history, when its blue-collar roots lived in harmony with a yearning for bea...
Why go? A peek inside some of the state’s best art museums 21 Aug 2013 | 02:10 pm
With the end of a summer approaching, Michigan tourists may be looking for more indoor destinations in fall. The state’s art museums welcome hundreds of thousands of visitors in a year, with collectio...
Some schools sell themselves in silly, superficial ways 21 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
Margaret Trimer-Hartley by Margaret Trimer-Hartley / guest columnist Back to school shopping in Michigan takes on a whole new meaning in this era of free market school choice. Parents are still sco...
The Giving Judge: Which comes first, impartial justice or partisan politics? 19 Aug 2013 | 02:30 pm
Henry Saad is a Michigan Court of Appeals judge who keeps on giving. To his church. To his profession. To the national Republican Party. Judge Henry Saad In 2012, the 65-year-old Bloomfield Townshi...
Why Michigan citizens should care about money in judicial politics 19 Aug 2013 | 02:20 pm
Rich Robinson is executive director of the Michigan Campaign Finance Network, a non-profit, non-partisan campaign finance watchdog group in Lansing. Here are his thoughts about judges who contribute b...
